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The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday, that’s guaranteed. And I can’t begin to explain that- or the craziness inside myself and everybdy else,but guess what? Sunday is my fav day again

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
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