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Woody Allen

(1935--)

U.S. comedian

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering--and it's all over much too soon.

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(1899-1973) English playwrightactor Women should be struck regularly--like gongs.

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fall in with

[fall in with] {v.}, {informal} 1. To meet by accident. * /Mary fell in with some of her friends downtown./ 2. To agree to […]

pull oneself together

[pull oneself together] {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self-command; control yourself. * […]

can of worms

[can of worms] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A complex problem, or complicated situation. * /Let's not get into big city […]

wait on

[wait on] or [wait upon] {v.} 1. To serve. * /Sue has a summer job waiting on an invalid./ * /The clerk in the store asked […]

George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950), Irish author There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.