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In the time of your life, live-so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches.

William Saroyan

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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
Dramatist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Writer
Fresno
California
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Life
Touches
Ugliness
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