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I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.

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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