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I can sell anything to anyone. That is actually my superpower. I am really good at negotiating and persuading.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
Sells
Anyone
Actually
Anything
Really
Persuading
Good
Negotiating
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Sell

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