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For many people, I was a phase, a part of the period of growing up. People ask me why I connected. It was presumptuous of me to say, but I'm Everyman. The difference is I put my thoughts into words.
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"For many people, I was a phase, a part of the period of growing up. People ask me why I connected. It was presumptuous of me to say, but I'm Everyman. The difference is I put my thoughts into words."
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For many people, I was a phase, a part of the period of growing up. People ask me why I connected. It was presumptuous of me to say, but I'm Everyman. The difference is I put my thoughts into words. — Rod McKuen

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Rod McKuen was a Poet from United States (1933–2015).

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Who said "For many people, I was a phase, a part of the period of growing up. People ask…"?
This quote is attributed to Rod McKuen, a Poet from United States.
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Rod McKuen lived from 1933 – 2015.