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The raw tomato, devoured in the garden when freshly picked, is a horn of abundance of simple sensations, a radiating rush in one's mouth that brings with it every pleasure. . . . a tomato, an adventure.
Muriel Barbery
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Muriel Barbery
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 28
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A man who farts in bed . . . is a man who loves life.
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