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If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.
A. N. Wilson
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A. N. Wilson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 1
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Andrew Norman Wilson
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