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So the day became one of waiting, which was, he knew, a sin: moments were to be experienced waiting was a sin against both the time that was still to come and the moments one was currently disregarding.

Neil Gaiman

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