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There are only shades of gray. Black and white are nothing more than lofty ideals in our minds, the standards by which we try to judge things, and map out our place in the world in relevance to them.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
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Science Fiction Writer
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Cincinnati
Ohio
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