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It's true: lives do drift apart for no obvious reason. We're all busy people,we can't spend our time simply trying to stay in touch. The test of a friendship is if it can weather these inevitable gaps.
William Boyd
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William Boyd
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 7
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