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I didn't start writing so that I could more deeply know myself. I was bored of myself, my life, my childhood, my hometown. I started writing as a way to know others, to get away from myself.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
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