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Yeah, well, we're all writers, aren't we? He's a writer that hasn't been published, and I'm a writer who hasn't written anything.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
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I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.
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