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What a lovely display of personhood. He's like a good book cover that grabs your gaze. Read me. I'm fun but smart. You won't be able to put me down.

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Laini Taylor
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: December 11
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California
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Thank you, but we respectfully decline your overture, being more enjoyably occupied at present.
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You really think joy is easier to come by than pain? What have you had more of?
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A wave of weariness took him. How could life be so unrelentingly ugly?
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It was brave, countered Issa. It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful.
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