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Listen to your second thought, or the third might be too late.

Shannon Hale

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thought
Might
Third
Thirds
Late
Listen
Second

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