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I don't care what the stars say about how small we are. One, even the smallest, weakest, most insignificant one, matters.

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Rick Yancey
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 4
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Miami
Florida
Richard Yancey
William James Henry
Will Henry
Smallest
Matters
Small
Stars
Care
Matter
Even
Weakest
Life
Insignificant

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