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What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives.

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Douglas Coupland
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: December 30
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And I think back over my own life and I realize that my own nature-the core me-essentially hasn’t changed all these years. When I wake up in the morning, for those first few moments before I remember where I am or when I am, I still feel that same way I did when I woke up at the age of five.
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