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Everyone tells tiny lies, what's important really is the size.
Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
Author
Composer
Dramaturge
Librettist
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Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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Tiny
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Lying
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