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I hope the strong women out there aren't quiet and they don't go away, because when people attack you for speaking, the best way to drive them nuts is to smile and carry on speaking, louder, more wisely, more intensely, more articulately than ever.

Neil Gaiman

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