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Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.
Catherynne M. Valente
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Catherynne M. Valente
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 5
Literary Critic
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Science Fiction Writer
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Seattle
Washington
Cat Valente
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But her heart was so cold that she could hold ice in her mouth and it would never melt.
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