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The writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.

William Saroyan

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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
Dramatist
Novelist
Playwright
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Screenwriter
Songwriter
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Fresno
California
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I can't hate for long. It isn't worth it.
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