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I cannot believe homosexuality is that much fun. Heterosexuality certainly is not.

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Zadie Smith
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Zadie Adeline Smith
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Believe
Heterosexuality
Homosexuality
Certainly
Fun
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