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Autobiography and memoir

Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.

Bob Dylan

2004

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Nature of life Delusion Lies Life

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Autobiography and memoir

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2004

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Bob Dylan

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Dylan, Bob. Chronicles: Volume I. Simon & Schuster, 2004.

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Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be. — Bob Dylan

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