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A really good day for me is to write my book for about four hours, go to the writing room for about four hours and then maybe come back to the book to finish the day for a few more hours of it.

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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