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People will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in chance, the potential for disappointment is pretty low.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Potential
Complain
Lows
Invest
Wait
Strike
Pretty
Lightning
Waiting
Disappointment
Chance
Complaining
Around
People
Strikes

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