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Look. (Grown-ups skip this paragraph) I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending. I already said in the very first line how it was my favorite in all the world. But there's a lot of bad stuff coming.
William Goldman
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William Goldman
Age: 87 †
Born: 1931
Born: August 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 16
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Harry Longbaugh
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Anything there is that I can do for you, I will do for you anything there is that I cannot do, I will learn to do.
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Life is difficult. Anyone who says different is trying to sell you something.
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