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A man should live his life a certain way not because of some divine authority, but because of a personal moral obligation to himself and others.

Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Men
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Life
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