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It's hard for me to take myself too seriously when I'm constantly experiencing firsthand what an incredible gimp I can be.

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
Constantly
Take
Hard
Firsthand
Experiencing
Incredible
Seriously

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