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When you catch yourself lying to your therapist, you know it's a waste of money.

Jay McInerney

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Jay McInerney
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 13
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Hartford
Connecticut
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Waste
Lying
Money
Therapist
Therapists

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