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The world is made of stairs, and there are those who go up and those who go down.

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Now, your Honor; in much the same way that there are laws governing our society, there are also laws governing chance, and these are called the laws of probability, and it is against these that we must examine the use of an identical division number.

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Ed McBain

Ed McBain
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Born: October 15, 1926
Died: July 6, 2005 (aged 78)
Bio: Ed McBain is one of the pen names of an American author and screenwriter. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952.
Known for:
  1. Me and Hitch (1997)
  2. Cop Hater (1956)
  3. Rocket to Luna (1953)
  4. Nobody knew they were there (1971)
  5. King's Ransom (1959)

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