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Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Tests
Failure
Friend
Writer
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