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However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously.

Wally Lamb

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
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Norwich
Connecticut
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Life is a whoopee cushion, a chair pulled away just as you were taking a seat.
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Take what people give you. Drink their milkshakes.
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