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I had to smile at the man. I mean, you have to smile at idiots and children.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
Actor
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Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Independence
Missouri
Smile
Children
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Idiots
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