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Most writers write too much. I have the exact opposite problem. I feel I could write almost anything in a paragraph. I have a natural ability to condense, and so I often think, Are you kidding me? Five thousand words? How am I gonna make 5,000 words out of that?

Fran Lebowitz

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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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