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If you ever see a war, she says, not looking up from her clipboard, you'll learn that war only destroys. No one escapes from a war. No one. Not even the survivors.

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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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Don't deceive me. Never leave me.
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And too much informayshun can drive a man mad. Too much informayshun becomes just Noise. And it never, never stops.
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