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Eating in Sweden is really just a series of heartbreaks.
Bill Bryson
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Bill Bryson
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 8
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William Bryson
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That's the trouble with losing your mind by the time it's gone, it's too late to get it back.
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I wish I could adjust my voice, but it's just what's happened to me. It's because I've lived abroad for a long time, and my wife is English and my kids all have English accents, and every voice I hear is English. I've never intentionally changed my accent at all.
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