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But I don't think people take bad advice. They've got intuition too, you know. In fact I'd be surprised if they take any advice at all.
Anne Tyler
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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
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They were like people who run to meet, holding out their arms, but their aim is wrong they pass each other and keep running.
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If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.
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