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There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
J. K. Rowling
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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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Joanne Jo Murray
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