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I savor bitterness - it is born of experience. It is the privilege of one who has truly lived.
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
Writer
Seattle
Washington
Cat Valente
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