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I don't tally the world, asking, Would this annoy you? Would this annoy you? That's so far removed from where I'm at when I'm in the trenches struggling with how to express things that I don't fully understand myself.

Miranda July

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Miranda July
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 15
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Director
Musician
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Miranda J. Grossinger
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