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I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.

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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Robert Galbraith
Joanne Rowling
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