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The future could go this way, that way. The future's futures have never looked so rocky. Don't put money on it. Take my advice and stick to the present. It's the real stuff, the only stuff, it's all there is, the present, the panting present.

Martin Amis

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Martin Amis
Age: 75
Memoirist
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Martin Louis Amis
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