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Certainly no one has ever died of an unrequited passion—it's usually the ones that are requited that get people in trouble.

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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