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So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction in equal measure.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Hard
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Work
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Conviction
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Listened

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