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Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
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Virginia
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...the sound of our lack of conversation amplified by the echo of our footsteps on the stone around us.
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Fate, Blue replied, glowering at her mother, is a very weighty word to throw around before breakfast.
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