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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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James Christopher Frey
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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.
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I wanted to be a writer that had an impact. I wanted, and still I say the same thing, I want to write books that change people's lives, change how we think and live and read and write. I wanna write books that are read in 50 or 100 years.
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The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.
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Lying became part of my life. I lied if I needed to lie to get something or get out of something
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My life has been like all the lives, long and hard and full of sadness and confusion and horror, a frightening, difficult dream punctuated by brief moments of joy. And as is the case with all people's lives, the moments of joy are never often enough and never long enough.
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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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