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If you give to a thief he cannot steal from you, and he is no longer a thief.

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
Giving
Thief
Thieves
Steal
Stealing
Longer
Cannot
Give

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