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There are honest people in the world, but only because the devil considers their asking prices ridiculous.

Peter S. Beagle

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Peter S. Beagle
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 20
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Novelist
Screenwriter
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Peter Soyer Beagle
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Honesty
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Honest
World
People
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Prices

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