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If I were only allowed to read or enjoy art or listen to music made by people whose opinions and beliefs were the same as mine, I think the world would be a pretty dismal sort of a place.

Neil Gaiman

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