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I go to great lengths to make certain situations feel right to the reader.

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Sidney Sheldon
Age: 89 †
Born: 1917
Born: February 11
Died: 2007
Died: January 30
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Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
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Screenwriter
Television Producer
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Chicago
Illinois
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It's bEtter tO hAte me 4 whO i Am,thAn tO lUv 4 wAt i'm pretNdng tO bE.
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If. A two-letter word for futility.
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