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Money...buys privacy, silence. The less money you have, the noisier it is the thinner your walls, the closer your neighbors.... The first thing you notice when you step into the house or apartment of a rich person is how quiet it is.

Fran Lebowitz

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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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