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I'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to my own stuff or things that come from my work.
Michael Connelly
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Michael Connelly
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 21
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Philadelphia
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Michael Joseph Connelly
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Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots.
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I never miss L.A. because I'm there enough.
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A newspaper is the center of a community, it's one of the tent poles of the community, and that's not going to be replaced by Web sites and blogs.
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