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Now i don't drink, and i get up in the morning and i write in my diary, and i can write in my diary for hours if i feel like it. and i'm still sober so i can write the stories that i'm working on, and i can sit at the desk as long as i need to. so that changed a lot, i think.
-David Sedaris
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Now I Don't Drink, And I Get

David Sedaris
Now i don't drink, and i get up in the morning and i write in my diary, and i can write in my diary for hours if i feel like it. and i'm still sober so i can write the stories that i'm working on, and i can sit at the desk as long as i need to. so that changed a lot, i think.
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