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I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their hearts.

Holly Black

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Littles
Forests
Little
Hearts
Heart
Girls
Cutting
Taking
Girl
Knight
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Knights
Become
Forest

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