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There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly because they're pathetic and the latter, frankly are hard to find.

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Nicholas Sparks
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
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