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The joy you bring us is so much greater than the sadness we feel about your illness.

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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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That smile could end wars and cure cancer.
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But it is the nature of stars to cross, and never was Shakespeare more wrong than when he has Cassius note, ‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves.
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Let's make a deal: You figure out what the labyrinth is and how to get out of it, and i'll get you laid. -Alaska Young
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