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Remember this... develop a sense of nostalgia for something, or you'll never figure out what's important.

Gary Shteyngart

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Gary Shteyngart
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 5
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
St. Petersburg
Develop
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Figures
Sense
Remember
Important
Something
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Nostalgia

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