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If I don't have time for the writing, it's because I'm not making that time. It's really just a question of whether you want to or not, whether you feel you deserve to write or not.
David Whyte
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David Whyte
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 21
Film Actor
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Television Actor
Marrickville
New South Wales
Australia
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