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One of the most challenging aspects of writing a memoir is finding your own voice, and you should be very careful about being influenced by someone else's voice.
Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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You West Virginia girls are one tough breed, he said. You got that right, I told him.
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