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I'll never understand how a man can live his life With his finger on the self-destruct button, Holding it there day after day, Blinded by an obsession to press it But lacking the conviction to do even that.
Neal Shusterman
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Neal Shusterman
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
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