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I can't see the future, but it's grim. The depletion of resources - we're living in this dine-and-dash economy.

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Stephen King
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: September 21
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I don't ask myself, Well, does God exist or does God not exist? I choose to believe that God exists, and therefore I can say, God, I can't do this by myself. Help me not to take a drink today. Help me not to take a drug today. And that works fine for me.
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