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Ho said, 'I do not grieve because my feet have been cut off. I grieve because a precious jewel is dubbed a mere stone, and a man of integrity is called a deceiver. This is why I weep.'
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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