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Their fate rested entirely on me. I could save them by telling the truth. I could destroy them by lying. No one should have that much power.

Neal Shusterman

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
Author
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Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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Brooklyn
New York
Lying
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Power
Rested
Much
Entirely
Destroy
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Telling
Fate

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