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Why should death make a man truthful, or even clever? The dead are likely dull fellows, full of tedious complaints - the ground's too cold, my gravestone should be larger, why does he get more worms than I do.
George R. R. Martin
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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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