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When People Can't Abide Things As They Are, When They Can't Abide The Present, They Do One Of Two Things ... Either They ... Either They Turn To A Contemplation Of The Past ... Or They Set About To ... Alter The Future. And When You Want To Change Something ... You Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
-Edward Albee
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When People Can't Abide Things

Edward Albee
When People Can't Abide Things As They Are, When They Can't Abide The Present, They Do One Of Two Things ... Either They ... Either They Turn To A Contemplation Of The Past ... Or They Set About To ... Alter The Future. And When You Want To Change Something ... You Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
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