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I love mythic stuff. I love playing with gods, I love playing with myths. A lot of it has to do with that they're the basic places stories come from. They're the clay that you make the bricks out of.

Neil Gaiman

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