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Sentimental music has this great way of taking you back somewhere at the same time that it takes you forward, so you feel nostagic and hopeful all at the same time.

Nick Hornby

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Nick Hornby
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 17
Essayist
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Nicholas Peter John Hornby
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