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Sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage.

Jonathan Maberry

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Jonathan Maberry
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 18
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Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Kensington
Philadelphia
Shane MacDougall
Engine
Engines
Rage
Shame
Powerful
Sometimes

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