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You'll think this is a bit silly, but I'm a bit--well, I have a thing about birds. What, a phobia? Sort of. Well, that's the common term for an irrational fear of birds. What do they call a rational fear of birds, then?

Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: November 10
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