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It’s easier to be a character in a story than the star of your own tragedy.
Jonathan Maberry
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Jonathan Maberry
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 18
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Science Fiction Writer
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Kensington
Philadelphia
Shane MacDougall
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Suddenly all those careful preparations disintegrated as predators far more dangerous than the walking dead proved what all wise killers already knew: that nothing was more dangerous than living men.
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Chong said, 'Do yourself a favor, Morg. Next time you're staring at a girl's boobs, look up. You'll be shocked to learn it, but there's going to be a face up there. Nose, mouth, eyes. And behind the eyes is an actual person.
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Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor
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