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I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth inherent in the bear or deer. After all, human beings are animals.

Delia Sherman

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Delia Sherman
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
City of Tokyo
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