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There's a certain status to suffering in Ireland, that the person who - if you're sitting around a table, the person with the greatest status is the person who had the most horrible thing happen to them most recently.
Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
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Michael M. Lewis
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