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People love talking, and I have never been a huge talker. I carry on an inner monologue, but the words often don't reach my lips.

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Gillian Flynn
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 10
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Film Critic
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Kansas City
Missouri
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And if all of us are play-acting, there can be no such thing as a soul mate, because we don't have genuine souls.
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I'm a true-crime addict. It's not something I'm particularly proud of, but I can't stop.
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