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Sometimes I get the feeling that we're just a bunch of habits. The gestures we repeat over and over, they're just our need to be recognized. Without them, we'd be unidentifiable. We have to reinvent ourselves every minute.

Nicole Krauss

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Nicole Krauss
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 18
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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Repeats
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Sometimes
Minute
Needs
Bunch
Every
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Reinvent
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Gestures
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Feelings
Recognized

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