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Yes, I'm nervous. You'll find in time most people are. They simply learn better how to disguise it, and sometimes, if they're wise, how to use their anxiety to serve the public good.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Learn
Disguise
Use
Nervous
Better
Anxiety
Find
Serve
Sometimes
Simply
Good
Wise
Time
People
Public

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