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I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, not what should be, not what ought to be, not what once was.Only the is.
I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, not what should be, not what ought to be, not what once was.Only the is.
Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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- Augusten Burroughs
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- Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Augusten Burroughs: documented birth year 1965; activity date not established. Wikidata Q767439, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767439 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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