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Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index.
Julie Burchill
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Julie Burchill
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: July 3
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As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my provincial hometown and go to London to be a writer. And I always knew that when I got there, I wanted to make loads of money.
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