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Self-esteem is for sissies. Accept that you're a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace - and maybe even glory.
Tom Robbins
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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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Thomas Eugene Robbins
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