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That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
Blood
Secret
Become
Make
Ink
Heavy
Flow
Easier

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