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I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
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Fighter Pilot
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Short Story Writer
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Wing Commander Roald Dahl
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