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I could no more have stopped myself from feeling that sadness than you could stop yourself from smelling an apple that has been cut open on the table before you.
Arthur Golden
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Arthur Golden
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 6
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
Arthur Sulzberger Golden
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