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Gods are nothing without their worshipers they act on the affairs and the passions of men.

Janet Morris

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Janet Morris
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: May 25
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Janet Ellen Morris
Janet E. Morris
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Passions
Men
Affairs
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Gods
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Passion
Belief

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