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Oh if life were made of moments Even now and then a bad one--! But if life were only moments, Then you'd never know you had one.

Stephen Sondheim

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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
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You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.
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