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I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, i always thought i would die young. and that's been both a useful thing and i suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.
-Stephen Dunn
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Stephen Dunn
I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, i always thought i would die young. and that's been both a useful thing and i suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.
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