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The measure of a conversation is how much mutual recognition there is in it how much shared there is in it. If you're talking about what's in your own head, or without thought to what people looking and listening will feel, you might as well be in a room talking to yourself.

Dylan Moran

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Dylan Moran
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 3
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Dylan William Moran
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