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I don't write with an outline. I don't often know what I'm going to do as I'm writing. And I do everything by feel and by instinct.

James Frey

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James Frey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 12
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Cleveland
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James Christopher Frey
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The past doesn't matter. People cling to it because it allows them to ignore the present.
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Sometimes I really want to believe in God. I really admire, in a lot of ways, people who have faith. I think it must be a beautiful thing to believe.
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