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If you lack the iron and the fizz to take control of your own life, then the gods will repay your weakness by having a grin or two at your expense. Should you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked.

Tom Robbins

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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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