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It's the problem with age. You have all these rusty arguments, and no quarrel to use them in. My brain is a museum, but alas, I'm the only visitor, and even I am not terribly interested in the displays.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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