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And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
Author
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Fairfax
Virginia
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Sacrificed
Men
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Needed
Challenges
Belief

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