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Can we really conquer chaos so easily? If that were so, I should be able to prune the pandemonium of my own soul into something neat and tidy rather than this maze of wants and needs and misgivings that has me forever feeling as if I cannot fit into the landscape of things.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
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Texas
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