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The difficulty, if you're in the world - and this is for anybody - is the eventual disappointment that comes with having to meet other versions of reality. Imposed systems that ask you to compromise or sacrifice things which you consider holy or sacred.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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