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People tell their children there are no monsters in the world. They tell them that because they believe it, or they want the child to feel safe. But there are monsters, Luke, all the more frightening because they look like people.
Nora Roberts
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Nora Roberts
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: October 10
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