There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, … - Jeff Greenfield

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You can take the girl out of the library, but you can’t take the neurotic, compulsively curious librarian out of the girl.

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There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.

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