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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
Stories
Listened
Hard
Evolve
Work
Measure
Way
Conviction
Began
Build
Magic
Equal
Erode

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