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I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.

Danielle Steel

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Danielle Steel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: August 14
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schülein-Steel
Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel
Famous
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Needed
Literature
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People have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that can only come from a human voice.
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Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.
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I work too hard and don't play enough.
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