“Life is complicated. It's filled with nuance. It's unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt.”

—  Anthony Bourdain

As reported in a New York Times appraisal of his life http://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/dining/anthony-bourdain-restaurants.html

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