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One thing that drives me nuts... well, let me ask you, when writers write do they not use quotation marks anymore?

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John Grisham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 8
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Live your life the way you want. You'll figure it out.
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I still enjoy the process of writing. If I ever feel like I am going through the motions because I can sell anything at this level, I hope that somebody, somewhere who I trust will tell me to take a break and stop because it's sounding old. But so far, I don't feel like I'm boring anyone.
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