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A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.

Matthew Perry

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Matthew Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 19
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Williamstown
Massachusetts
Matthew Langford Perry
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