I wanted to make my life short, and I was at a party in Top… - Nick Hornby

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I wanted to make my life short, and I was at a party in Toppers' Hose, and the coincidence was too much. It was like a message from God. OK, it was disappointing that all God had to say to me was, like, Jump off a roof, but I didn't blame him. What else was he supposed to tell me?

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Nicholas Peter John "Nick" Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter.

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Alternative Names: Nicholas Peter John Hornby • Nicholas P. J. Hornby • N. P. J. Hornby • N. Hornby • Nicholas Hornby • Hornby, Nick • Hornby, Nicholas Peter John

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