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Fanatics can justify practically any atrocity to themselves. The more untenable their position becomes, the harder they hold to it, and the worse the things they are willing to do to support it.

Mercedes Lackey

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Mercedes Lackey
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 24
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Science Fiction Writer
Short Story Writer
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Chicago
Illinois
Mercedes Ritchie Lackey
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