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That's a depressing and practical thought, Sam said. I'd rather it was something magical.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Practical
Rather
Thought
Something
Depressing
Magical
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