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I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so.

Diana Wynne Jones

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Diana Wynne Jones
Age: 76 †
Born: 1934
Born: August 16
Died: 2011
Died: March 26
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Diana Gwyneth Jones
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Human
Humans
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