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Curiosity is a raw and genuine sign from deep inside our tangled psyches, and we'd do well to follow the direction it points us in.

Po Bronson

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Po Bronson
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 14
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Seattle
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Curiosity

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