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You know, everybody dies. My parents died. Your father died. Everybody dies. I'm going to die too. So will you. The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life
John Irving
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John Irving
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 2
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You think you have a memory but it has you!
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It was a sound like someone trying not to make a sound.
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