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Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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