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I believe in deeds, not words.

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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Frostpine made a face. Lifting the cup, he dumped its contents down his throat. “Auugghh!” he yelled, his voice stronger than it had been since his return from the harbor. Are you trying to kill me, woman? If I mean to kill someone, I do it, Rosethorn told him. I don't try.
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it's your own fault for encouraging him..., you know. Now he thinks he's a human being. Neal of Queens cove
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free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight.
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