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It is best in the end to let women see to their own vengeance.
Catherynne M. Valente
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Catherynne M. Valente
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 5
Literary Critic
Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Seattle
Washington
Cat Valente
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Vengeance
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Tell it fast before you get scared and silence yourself. You'll never wish you'd held back a little more.
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