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And I wonder: Have I squandered my dogness? Have I forsaken my nature for my desires? Have I made a mistake by anticipating my future and shunning my present?

Garth Stein

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Garth Stein
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: December 6
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Writer
LA
California
Desires
Present
Mistake
Wonder
Future
Shunning
Desire
Squandered
Nature
Anticipating
Made
Forsaken

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