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That's for calling your father a fool. It may be true, but it's disrespectful. Brian Fraser to teenage Jamie

Diana Gabaldon

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Diana Gabaldon
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Williams
Arizona
Diana J. Gabaldon Perez
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Fraser
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Disrespectful
Jamie
Brian
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Calling
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