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Maybe life involves the pairing of unsuitable people, those who wait and those who keep others waiting, and the key to happiness is finding the one person with whom you share the same internal chronometer.

Jacob M. Appel

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Jacob M. Appel
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 1
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