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A history of listening to Top 40 radio had left me with a ridiculous and clichéd notion of love. I had never entertained the feeling myself but knew that it meant never having to say you're sorry. It was a many-splendored thing. Love was a rose and a hammer. Both blind and all-seeing, it made the world go round.

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David Sedaris
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 26
Comedian
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Binghamton
New York
David Raymond Sedaris
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