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The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.
Augusten Burroughs
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Augusten Burroughs
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: October 23
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