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Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving.

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Lev Grossman
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 26
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Lexington
Massachusetts
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