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It's simple. Nothing exists except in relation to something else.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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Thank you for this, Peter. For dry eyes and silent weeping. You taught me how to hide anything i felt. More than ever, i need that now.
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Whenever the law gets its hands on you, those who use the law to their own advantage will also turn it against you. Don't put your trust in the laws of men, Alvin. They were designed by strong men to improve their power over weaker ones.
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