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I was never either pro-culture or counter-culture. I was in a kind of middle state.
Don DeLillo
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Don DeLillo
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: November 20
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Donald Richard DeLillo
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The dead have a presence.
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I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation.
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