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Age is a terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back. It makes you ache and muddies your head and silently spreads cancer throughout your spouse.
Age is a terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back. It makes you ache and muddies your head and silently spreads cancer throughout your spouse.
Approximate author period: c. 1969 AD · modern
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- Sara Gruen
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- Approximate author period: c. 1969 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Sara Gruen: documented birth year 1969; activity date not established. Wikidata Q2635762, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2635762 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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