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I live for coincidences. They briefly give to me the illusion or the hope that there's a pattern to my life, and if there's a pattern, then maybe I'm moving toward some kind of destiny where it's all explained.

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Jonathan Ames
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 23
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