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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
Lily Tomlin
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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
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Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
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We're giving jobs to people who would otherwise be out of work if we weren't exploiting cheap labor.
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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
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