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Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.

Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
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Wonka: But, Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted. Charlie: What happened? Wonka: He lived happily ever after.
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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.
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