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You get up in the morning because you might meet a woman. And if you stay at home by yourself, alone, you will not meet a woman.

James Ellroy

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James Ellroy
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Autobiographer
Crime Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
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California
Alone
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Tell me anything. Tell me everything. Revoke our time apart. Love me fierce in danger.
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