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Life for most people is a bad dream. They live in pain, grabbing at what they can for pleasure. As they grow old, they despair. Things don't work out the way you planned.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
People
Suffering
Pain
Dream
Grabbing
Live
Planned
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Despair
Way
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Things
Grows
Life
Pleasure

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