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Facebook and Twitter and these other social sites bring every, I mean, 140 characters. I mean, I'm on Twitter and I have fun. But I don't think anybody learns anything about me as a person.
Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
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