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It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I'd rather be reading a book.

Maureen Corrigan

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Maureen Corrigan
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: July 30
Journalist
Literary Critic
New York City
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