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What's interesting about writing is the invention, the creative thing. Writing about myself is a yawn.

Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: February 18
Died: 2019
Died: August 5
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Intimacy is extremely important to me and I want it to be extremely important to the readers.
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