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It occurred to me then that I was the opposite of my father. Because I was very, very good at destroying things.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Father
Good
Things
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Destroying
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Opposites

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