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I may not be sure if monsters exist, but I’d rather live my life in doubt than be persuaded by a real experience of one.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Doubt
Sure
Rather
Experience
May
Live
Persuaded
Real
Monsters
Life
Exist

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My job is to protect you, Lady Glinda even if you are loosing your mind.
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The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.
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