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The blackest night must end in dawn, the light dispel the dreamer's fear.

Anne McCaffrey

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Anne McCaffrey
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 1
Died: 2011
Died: November 21
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Anne Inez McCaffrey
Night
Ends
Light
Must
Blackest
Dispel
Dreamer
Dawn
Fear

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I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well
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Who wills, Can. Who tries, Does. Who loves, Lives.
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Tell a story! Don't try to impress your reader with style or vocabulary or neatly turned phrases. Tell the story first!
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