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It's always better to have too much to read than not enough.

Ann Patchett

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Ann Patchett
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: November 2
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Show kindness whenever possible. Show it to the people in front of you, the people coming up behind you, and the people with whom you are running neck and neck. It will vastly improve the quality of your own life, the lives of others, and the state of the world.
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