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I really am a theater person. That means you put something out there, and you let it go. Tomorrow night is a new performance.

Harvey Fierstein

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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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I often say that if you want to really want to understand the contract of marriage just ask anyone who has been divorced. The marriage contract is one of property rights. Or maybe you can look in the bible to see what Adam had to say about divorce since Eve was his second wife.
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