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May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to have something to talk about other than the weather and the Queen's health. Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
May
Weather
Mind
Requires
Something
Garden
Cultivating
Believe
Health
Cage
Nice
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Talk
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Queen
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Queens

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