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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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Viola? Keep calling for me– And I’ll keep searching for you– And I’ll find you– You bet yer life on it– I’ll find you– Keep calling for me, Viola– Cuz here I come.
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You be as angry as you need to be,” she said. “Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Not your grandma, not your dad, no one. And if you need to break things, then by God, you break them good and hard.
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He was still alive. Which was the worst thing that could have happened.
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But, somehow, Wilf knows. Somehow, Wilf always knows.
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