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I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m.

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Desk
Desks
Early
Pretty
Morning
Write
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Don't be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.
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