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There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up.

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William Goldman
Age: 87 †
Born: 1931
Born: August 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 16
Novelist
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Illinois
S. Morgenstern
Harry Longbaugh
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