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And Finally I put down the last and the best advice I knew, on growing older. 'Stand up straight and try not to get fat.

Diana Gabaldon

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Diana Gabaldon
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Arizona
Diana J. Gabaldon Perez
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Finally
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