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Never trust a mechanic who drives new cars. They're either charging too much money for their work, or they can't keep an old car running - maybe both.

Patricia Briggs

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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
Novelist
Writer
Butte
Montana
Work
Cars
Much
Car
Never
Trust
Either
Maybe
Running
Charging
Keep
Mechanic
Money
Drives

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