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I wouldn't go out of my way to experience the indignity of middle-age just because it might be good meat for a story.
-Roddy Doyle
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I Wouldn't Go Out Of My Way

Roddy Doyle
I wouldn't go out of my way to experience the indignity of middle-age just because it might be good meat for a story.
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