Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005) American stand-up comedian
Mitch All Together (2003)
“It’s just that I’m the kind of person,' Rebecca continued, 'that thinks if you took a map of the whole world and put a pin in it for every person, there wouldn’t be a pin for me.”
— Elizabeth Strout, book Olive Kitteridge
Source: Olive Kitteridge
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