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I hate libraries for the way they put stickers on things. I don't approve of folding over pages, or of writing in books. God, forget scissors - that's beyond the pale.
Jonathan Lethem
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Jonathan Lethem
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 19
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Jonathan Allen Lethem
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All paths lead nowhere choose one with heart...
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