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If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

Anne Tyler

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Literature
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Felt
Writing
Never
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