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A fool may scrawl on a slate and if no one has the wit to wipe it clean for a thousand years, the scrawl becomes the wisdom of ages.

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Mark Lawrence
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 28
Author
Novelist
the United States of America
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I maintain a balanced view of the world, but that balance is always in my favour.
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Take a rest and the world catches up with you. Lesson in life--keep moving.
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Questions for questions. You're a man who's spent time at court.
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