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I think maybe everyone falls... I think the asking is whether we get back up again.

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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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Falls
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Everyone

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