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The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind.
William Saroyan
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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
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Every man is correct in asking God why he is stuck with himself, and his rotten luck.
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