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Clones fit in. Freaks stand out. Ask me which one I prefer.

Joanne Harris

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Joanne Harris
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 3
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I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.
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Places have their own characters. . . . But the people begin to look the same.
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Life is what you celebrate. All of it. Even its end.
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If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language.
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I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.
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Everything comes home, my mother used to say every word spoken, every shadow cast, every footprint in the sand. It can't be helped it's part of what makes us who we are.
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