“In my mind my obituary is done. It is done and it is right. It tells the truth and as awful as it can be, the truth is what matters. It is what I should be remembered by, if I'm remembered at all. Remember the truth. that is all that matters”
Source: A Million Little Pieces
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American screenwriter and media presenter 1969Related quotes
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