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Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing.

Mark Z. Danielewski

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Mark Z. Danielewski
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: March 5
Author
Novelist
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Writer
New York City
New York
Acceptance
Knowing
Everything
Discovers
Maturity

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