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Life is savagely unfair. It ignores our deep-seated convictions and places a disproportionate emphasis on the decisions we make in split seconds.

Chris Cleave

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Chris Cleave
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 14
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Conviction
Ignores
Decisions
Seated
Places
Convictions
Deep
Split
Decision
Splits
Make
Emphasis
Life
Unfair
Savagely
Seconds
Disproportionate

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