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Because there is no meaning to be found in the arbitrary nature of things., It's all random. Just as space is blue. And birds fly through it.

Douglas Kennedy

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Douglas Kennedy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 22
Actor
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Writer
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