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You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it.

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Patrick Ness
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
Author
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Fairfax
Virginia
Men
Accepting
Trouble
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Truth
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