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Writing is probably one-fifth coming up with the stuff, and four-fifths self-editing again and again and again.
David Mitchell
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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
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Clarkfield
Minnesota
David Stephen Mitchell
David Henry Mitchell
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