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Drama, it would be as if you wrote some poetry. You'd run the risk of being embarrassed if people read it, because you're pouring your heart out and you're not mitigating it with any humor or anything.

Woody Allen

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Woody Allen
Age: 88
Born: 1935
Born: December 1
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