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The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.

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Isabel Allende
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 2
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
City of the Kings
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Uninformed
Explanation
Longer
Young
Live
Everything
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