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Magic is wild, dangerous stuff. You never realize how useful limitations are until it's much too late.

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