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Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.

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Cassandra Clare
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 31
Author
Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Teheran
Judith Rumelt
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Objects
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Men
Inanimate
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