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I like to think that one of things I've done with non-fiction since the very beginning is to find new ways of telling true stories.

Errol Morris

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Errol Morris
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 5
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Errol Mark Morris
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The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop short of insanity.
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