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I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is the higher achievement.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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Lois McMaster Bujold
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 2
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Columbus
Ohio
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Greatness
Perfection
Higher
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Anyhow

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