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Decisions are beautiful. They are the evidence of thought and care. Decisions are the polishing cloths of life.

Augusten Burroughs

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Augusten Burroughs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 23
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Polishing
Decisions
Evidence
Decision
Beautiful
Thought
Care
Life
Cloths

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