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There's an old Russian saying that goes some way or another. I don't know it. I don't speak Russian. But sometimes I think about it and wonder if it's relevant to what I'm going through at the time. Probably not. I mean what do Russian know about hunger, anyway?

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Demetri Martin
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 25
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New York City
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Demetri Evan Martin
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