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To write you had to read so I backed into reading.

Richard Ford

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Richard Ford
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 16
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Jackson
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I've been mainly a happy boy in my life. I married the right girl and we did what we wanted to do.
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I didn't feel up to writing about 9/11. If I were to write about it, it would take me years.
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Most things don't stay the way they are for very long. I take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that's soon to come.
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