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I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.

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