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I'm a homebody, as many writers are, and need to be by myself, and I like to be by the Atlantic Ocean.
William Monahan
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William Monahan
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: November 3
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I learned my job from English dramatists. Tennessee Williams was no good for me, New York stuff was no good to me.
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The empirical is very important, but merit is inherent and not acquired. A university is massively important because you can see where you stand naturally in the ranks, and try yourself out, but education is just reading and understanding what you read.
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