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I'm a writer. I never expected to be recognised on the street. I never expected to get that kind of coverage, good or bad. I never expected to sell as many books as I have.

James Frey

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James Frey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 12
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James Christopher Frey
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I can run fast when I want to run fast, and I've always been good at destroying things.
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But we are what we are, and humans will always hate.
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The promise of eternal life makes people forsake the life they're given.
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There is no fear. Absolutely no fear. When one lives without fear, one cannot be broken. When one lives with fear one is broken before one begins to live.
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