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People tend to think that hate is the most dangerous emotion. But love is equally dangerous,” Will said. “There are many stories of spirits haunting the places and people who meant the most to them. In fact, there are more of those than there are revenge stories.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
Love
Emotion
Think
Dangerous
Haunting
Thinking
Fact
Spirits
People
Hate
Equally
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Revenge
Spirit
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Meant
Many
Places

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