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I had written childrens books for 14 years before I published Wicked. And none of them were poorly reviewed, and none of them sold enough for me to be able to buy a bed.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Written
Reviewed
Able
Poorly
Published
Book
Sold
Enough
Wicked
Years
Bed
None
Books

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