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You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.

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Zadie Smith
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Zadie Adeline Smith
Action
Live
Must
Actions
Life
Consequence
Remain
Creatures
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