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There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.

Alison Goodman

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Alison Goodman
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 18
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Men
Revealed
Defeat
Victory
Saying
True
Thought
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Character

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