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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.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
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Norwich
Connecticut
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Eastern Connecticut is very different from Western we're more liverwurst than pâté, more bowling than polo.
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The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.
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