If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be findin…

J. K. Rowling
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If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.
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