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Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales.

R. A. Salvatore

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R. A. Salvatore
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 20
Author
Novelist
Role-Playing Game Designer
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Leominster
Massachusetts
Robert Anthony Salvatore
R.A. Salvatore
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