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And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.
John Irving
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John Irving
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 2
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John Winslow Irving
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