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I've always been really curious about things and slightly confused by the world, and I think someone who feels that way is in a good position to be the one asking questions.

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Terry Gross
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 14
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The Prince Of Tides is a lot about my mother - what my mother would do after Dad would hit one of the kids or hit two of the kids, hit all the kids, hit her, she would usually get in the car. We'd drive out. She would say, I'm going to divorce him. I'm never going back.
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