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At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.

Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Peace
Times
Cannot
Seems
Power
Human
Humans

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