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I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.

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Ed Koch
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: December 12
Died: 2013
Died: February 1
Film Critic
Former United States Representative
Judge
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Edward Irving Ed Koch
Edward I. Koch
Edward Irving Koch
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I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.
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