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The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
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Mel Brooks
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: June 28
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Being short never bothered me for three seconds. The rest of the time I wanted to commit suicide.
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I wanted to entertain so badly that I kept at it until I was good. I just browbeat my way into show business.
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