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Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult—in any way—something in your childhood dies.
John Irving
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John Irving
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 2
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Don't forget this, too: Rumors aren't interested in the unsensational story rumors don't care what's true.
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If you feel strongly about people having abortions, don't have one.
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