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Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as the youthful belief in one's immortality... and the inevitable disillusionment is just as painful.
Dan Simmons
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Dan Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: April 4
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