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We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins.
We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins.
Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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- Andy Rooney
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- Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Andy Rooney: life dates 1919 to 2011. Wikidata Q138846, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138846 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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