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You know, when you need drugs and you don't have a lot of money, what you'll do is you'll hang out with people who will give you drugs. Right?

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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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