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I honor English majors. It's a dumb thing to major in. It leads nowhere. It's good to be dumb, it allows us to love something for no reason. That's the best kind of love.

Natalie Goldberg

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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
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