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There's a conflicted look in Day's eyes, a joy and a grief, that makes him so vulnerable. I realize how little defense he has against my words. He loves so wholly. It is his nature.

Marie Lu

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Little
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Conflicted
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Eyes
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Vulnerable
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