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So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.

Clive Barker

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Clive Barker
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 5
Actor
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City of Liverpool
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Come
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Fevered
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Untold
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Wherever I go, I will speak of you with love.
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