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Who are you? No one of consequence. I must know. Get used to disappointment.
William Goldman
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William Goldman
Age: 87 †
Born: 1931
Born: August 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 16
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Highland Park
Illinois
S. Morgenstern
Harry Longbaugh
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I'm not witch. I'm your wife.
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You seem a decent fellow, Inigo said. I hate to kill you. You seem a decent fellow, answered the man in black. I hate to die.
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You are wonderful, Father.I'm more than wonderful, how dare you insult me.
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You're an enemy of art and I pity your ignorance, Domingo said.
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