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I am someone who has a cold heart. If I am beside a great grief I throw barriers up so the loss cannot go too deep or too far. There is a wall instantly in place, and it will not fall.

Michael Ondaatje

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Michael Ondaatje
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 12
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