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Knowledge is dangerous. ~pg 53

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Patrick Ness
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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Literary Critic
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Fairfax
Virginia
Dangerous
Knowledge

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Here's what I think, I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. I think maybe everybody falls, I say. I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking. I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening. I think the asking is whether we get back up
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