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It's pleasanter to work in the country, where you can wander out among the trees. But I don't get as much work done. In the city you don't want to leave the room because there's all that chaos going on.
Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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If I cannot fly, let me sing.
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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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