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I think to be writer you have to enjoy being alone. I was a loner as a teenager and was always drawn to characters in books and films who were at the fringes.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 50
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Think
Writer
Thinking
Alone
Fringes
Books
Loner
Enjoy
Fringe
Film
Drawn
Character
Teenager
Book
Films
Always
Characters

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