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No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don't read is often as important as what you do read.
Daniel Handler
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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
Accordionist
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Musician
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San Francisco County
California
Lemony Snicket
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I hadn't even been looking, not for you, and now you were my heart's desire.
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Someone can break your heart, leave you dead on the lawn, and still you never learn what to say to stop it all over again.
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