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When you find yourself alone, or in a transition, you dream more. These are also the times when you read books.
Anne Enright
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Anne Enright
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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When I'm working, I'm not so much disciplined as obsessive. I have this feeling that I need to clear everything away and get this down.
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