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Of course it would cost something, but he was an expert in cutting corners and when there were no more corners left he would make circles rounder.

Bernard Malamud

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Bernard Malamud
Age: 71 †
Born: 1914
Born: April 26
Died: 1986
Died: March 18
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
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Cutting
Courses
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Rounder
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Something
Experts
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Circles
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Corners

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