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I've been a dad since I was nineteen, so I think a lot about fatherhood and the power of that sacrifice in your life.

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Jess Walter
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 20
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Spokane
Washington
Thinking
Life
Nineteen
Fatherhood
Dad
Sacrifice
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A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.” “That’s only three.” Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.
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