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Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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Frederick Bliss
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When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn't yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man.
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