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Lose the pessimism, Ms. Lane. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fulfilling
Lose
Loses
Self
Lane
Lanes
Prophecy
Pessimism

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