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I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
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Wilmington
Delaware
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She knows that whispers can be useful. Sometimes they contain real information. But usually they're fairy tales and lies. This is the worst kind of whisper, the kind that draws you in, gives you hope.
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But there it is: Everyone is alone, for life, and maybe that's not such a bad thing.
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Is it wrong to kill something that wants to kill you?
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No matter what losses happen in a given season, the Red Sox always have next year.
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People know the difference between good and evil in their hearts-if they search them. Religions twist good and evil. Their differences are the kind that need to be taught because they aren't natural.
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