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Good writers show rather than tell. Stories are told in action. Life stories are no different.

Donald Miller

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
Author
Screenwriter
Writer
Pearland
Texas
Life
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Action
Tell
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Stories
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