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There is nothing more terrifying than the absoluteness of one who believes he's right.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
Believes
Nothing
Right
Believe
Absoluteness
Terrifying

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