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From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.
Gregory Maguire
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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
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Albany
New York
Skyscrapers
Skyscraper
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Men
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Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny.
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