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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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Thomas Eugene Robbins
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Transformation, liberation and celebration are the themes of all my novels.
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Virtually every advancement made by our species since civilization first peeked out of its nest of stone has been initiated by lone individuals, mavericks who more often than not were ignored, mocked, or viciously persecuted by society and its institutions.
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Eating a raw oyster is like french kissing a mermaid.
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When I sit down to write, I just let the goose out of the bottle.
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