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People don't like uncertainty, and their minds are tools for making sense of the world, even when the world is senseless.

Michael Lewis

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Michael Lewis
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
Author
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Michael M. Lewis
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