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He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.

Ian Mcewan

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Exit
Miles
Lost
Next
Hesitates

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