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Contrary to what many may think, immortality is not a fairy tale invented to compensate for an unhappy life.

Stephen R. Lawhead

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Stephen R. Lawhead
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 2
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Science Fiction Writer
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Kearney
Nebraska
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She [Mérian] shook her head sadly. 'What Bran wants is impossible.' 'Well,' I [Will] said, 'I wouldn't be too sure. I have seen the lone canny fox outwit the hunter often enough to know that it matters little how many horses and men you have. All the wealth and weapons in the world will not catch the fox that refuses to be caught.
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Unbelievers enjoy the security of their unbelief there is great confidence in ignorance.
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