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If I'm stuck, I get up from my chair and I wash windows. Or... clean the bathroom. Or vacuum the attic. There's always something to be done.

David Sedaris

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David Sedaris
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 26
Comedian
Essayist
Humorist
Writer
Binghamton
New York
David Raymond Sedaris
Stuck
Attics
Clean
Vacuums
Window
Vacuum
Done
Wash
Something
Bathroom
Always
Windows
Chair
Chairs
Attic

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