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The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the abyss looks into you. Probably no other line or thought more inspires or informs my work.
Michael Connelly
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Michael Connelly
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 21
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Michael Joseph Connelly
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I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps.
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If the system turns away from the abuses inflicted on the guilty, then who can be next but the innocents?
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