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The things that matter most are not things.
Art Buchwald
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Art Buchwald
Age: 81 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 20
Died: 2007
Died: January 17
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Mount Vernon
New York
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I contemplated suicide. My main concern was that I would not make the New York Times obituary page.
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