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When I fly, I'm never afraid the plane is going to crash. But there have often been times when I was afraid it wouldn't crash. I was just afraid it was going to circle O'Hare for the rest of my life.

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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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Morristown
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Frances Ann Lebowitz
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