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The trouble with everything, these days, for me, is time. There is only one me. There are a ridiculous number of demands on my time. There are so many things I'm trying to do. It's so much more about when I'm going to get time to do it, if I get time.

Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: November 10
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