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Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along―the same person that I am today.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.
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From all wise men, O Lord, protect us.
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He loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself at your time of deepest sorrow.
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