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You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.

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Anita Brookner
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 16
Died: 2016
Died: March 10
Art Historian
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
London
England
Till
Discover
Knew
Start
Learn
Writing
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Existed
Truths

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