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I am older and have more control over my empathy,' said Qwan. 'That's why I didn't throw up.' And having said that, he threw up.

Eoin Colfer

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Eoin Colfer
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: May 14
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Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Wexford
Older
Control
Didn
Threw
Empathy
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