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For children love is a feeling for adults, it is a decision. Children wait to learn if their love is true by seeing how long it lasts adults make their love true by never wavering from their commitment.

Orson Scott Card

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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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