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The truth. The dead want nothing else. It is the only thing that they require.

Anne Enright

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Anne Enright
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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Essayist
Literary Critic
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Television Director
Television Producer
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Dublin city
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Here we go again. Always a few drinks, but sometimes even sober, we play the unhappiness game endlessly round and round. Ding dong. Tighter and tighter. On and on. Push me pull you. Come here and i'll tell you how much i hate you. Hang on a minute while i leave you. All the while we know we are missing the point, whatever the point used to be.
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