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I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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