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The only reality you can control is the one you're willing to face.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
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Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Willing
Control
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Faces
Reality

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