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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
Author
Musician
Novelist
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Lemony Snicket
Many
Important
People
Chasing
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Often
Live
Matter

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