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And it's a pity too that I've no right to open your letters. I hope you don't get many, or my conscience will give me no peace.

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
Right
Many
Pity
Giving
Letters
Conscience
Open
Peace
Hope
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