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History is written by the victors--and when there is no victors, it all winds up in the corporate shredders.

Neal Shusterman

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
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[...] every time he forces himself to think before acting, it's her voice in his head telling him to slow down. He wants to tell her, but she's always so busy in the medical jet—and you don't just go to somebody and say, I'm a better person because you're in my head.
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