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Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

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Augusten Burroughs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 23
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Knew
Happen
Write
Happens
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The more obsessed one is with getting thin, the more certain it becomes that one will never get there.
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I've learned how to turn the adversities in my life into enriching experiences. You can actually gain a lot from adversities and they make you the person you are today.
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