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Clouds are no deterrent. Clouds intensify the drama, trap and shape the light.
Don DeLillo
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Don DeLillo
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: November 20
Essayist
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New York City
New York
Don Delillo
Donald Richard DeLillo
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I would never write in response to what I believe the public wanted or needed.
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