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I believe that stories are incredibly important, possibly in ways we don't understand, in allowing us to make sense of our lives, in allowing us to escape our lives, in giving us empathy and in creating the world that we live in.

Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: November 10
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