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A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the desire, then you can have all the talent in the world, and you aren't going to finish a book.

Nora Roberts

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Nora Roberts
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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