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“A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with assurances that it's great. Whereas the chef makes cake and sometimes tastes it with a finger, but that's it - the rest is for the people.”

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Jonathan Santlofer

Limited information is available about Jonathan Santlofer, who was born in 1946 and is of an unknown profession. more

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