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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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From all wise men, O Lord, protect us.
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