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Any moment, big or small, Is a moment, after all. Seize the moment, skies may fall Any moment.

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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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Bigs
Fall
Moments
May
Seize
Skies
Sky
Small

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