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Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee's for closers only.

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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David Alen Mamet
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Writing a novel is an incredibly free experience. One puts one's self in a narrative mode. You can go off in any direction - the past, the future, or go laterally, or include one's own beliefs. It's total freedom.
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