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Stupid dreams. Even the good ones are bad, because they remind you how poorly reality measures up.

Neal Shusterman

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Stupid
Reality
Dream
Unwind
Even
Poorly
Good
Measures
Remind
Dreams
Ones

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