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You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
Liars
Bits
Story
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Liar

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