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I think more and more people are recognizing how much adults and elders are actually needed. That's a gift of the sibling society.
Robert Bly
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Robert Bly
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: December 23
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Robert Bly
Robert Elwood Bly
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A person who discreetly farts in an elevator is not a divine being, and a man needs to know this.
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Every part of you that you do not love will regress and become hostile towards you.
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