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In the beginning was the thing. And one thing led to another.

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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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Thomas Eugene Robbins
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Reality is contradictory. And it's paradoxical. If there's any one word -- if you had to pick one word to describe the nature of the universe -- I think that word would be paradox. That's true at the subatomic level, right through sociological, psychological, philosophical levels on up to cosmic levels.
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Above all, have a good time. If you aren’t enjoying writing it, you can hardly expect someone else to enjoy reading it.
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