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Chance plays a powerful role in every life - our brains and personalities are just chemical soup, after all a few drops here or there matter enormously - but consequences often become more serious as income levels go down.

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Mohsin Hamid
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 23
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I responded to the gravity of an invisible moon at my core, and I undertook journeys I had not expected to take.
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