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I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped up in adult bodies, like children's books hidden in the middle of dull, long adult books, the kind with no pictures or conversations.

Neil Gaiman

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