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He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret.
Charles Frazier
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Charles Frazier
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: November 4
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When everything is immediately available and infinitely reproducible, nothing is valuable.
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Mainly because people were what they were and you couldn't change them. most of the time, they couldn't change themselves, even if they were desperate to be somebody different from who they were. So, best keep your distance.
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