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When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Away
Power
Giving
Made
Gansey
Polite
Adam
Powerful

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