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Agonizing Quote by Mort Sahl

“My whole life is a movie. It's just that there are no dissolves. I have to live every agonizing moment of it. My life needs editing.” quote by Mort Sahl — Download Open image

“My whole life is a movie. It's just that there are no dissolves. I have to live every agonizing moment of it. My life needs editing.”

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