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Being a hero means ignoring how silly you feel.

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
Ignoring
Silly
Hero
Means
Feel
Feels
Mean

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