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" They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days. "
Garrison Keillor
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" I love rhymes; I love to write a poem about New York and rhyme 'oysters' with 'The Cloisters.' And 'The lady from Knoxville who bought her brassieres by the boxful.' I just feel a sort of small triumph. "
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