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“I stopped writing at the age of 18. I had written incessantly before that. I read, of course, because I was in university, but I wasn't going to write. I wasn't going to do any of those dangerous things. I was going to be a stolid, bourgeois lawyer.”

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James Lipton is a renowned American writer. Born in September 1926, he is known for his extensive writing experience and diverse works. more

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