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Even if you're an observer of a story that you yourself made up, you're still very much connected to it. You love it and feel it, no less than somebody's who's writing from their direct 'I' or 'me.' I'm just so much more interesting in stories than confessions.

Regina Spektor

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Regina Spektor
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 18
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Never, never mind your bleeding heart.
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