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there is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher: what not to do, how not to be
J. K. Rowling
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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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Joanne Jo Murray
Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Joanne Rowling
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