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Birthplace: Wingham, Ontario, Canada
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The Waterproof Bible by Andrew Kaufman

'"But at least I'm not running around putting a beginning, middle, and end on everything," she said, letting go of his collar. She exhaled and then leaned towards him again, so close their noses touched. "Have you people never noticed that there's a central flaw? No? Here comes the clue - the only difference between a happy ending and a sad ending is where you decide the story ends."'

That's god talking there. I had a little shudder of an epiphany when I read that.

I loved this book. It is so beautiful and yet so quirky and Canadian at the same time. Just really special.… (more)

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