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There was no one to call me to bed, no one to demand that the rhythms of my life operate in a duet.

Nicole Krauss

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Nicole Krauss
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 18
Author
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Life
Duet
Duets
Rhythms
Operate
Rhythm
Bed
Demand
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