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There's a road to hell that is paved with good intentions but it's a long route. The quicker path is paved with the kind of ignorance that clever men who just don't want to know are best at.

Mark Lawrence

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Mark Lawrence
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 28
Author
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the United States of America
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