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I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken the choosing was not. You have to move on.

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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
Author
Composer
Dramaturge
Librettist
Lyricist
Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
World
Mistaken
Choice
Move
Mistake
Choices
Moving
Shaken
Inspirational
Choosing
May
Chose

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