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It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.

Terry Goodkind

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Terry Goodkind
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 14
Died: 2020
Died: September 17
Novelist
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Terry Lee Goodkind
Kindest
Drawn
Cruelty
Hearts
Greatest
Heart

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