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A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.

Vera Nazarian

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Vera Nazarian
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 25
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
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I'll tell you a secret. Old storytellers never die. They disappear into their own story.
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I am happy. I have something to accomplish, create, and achieve. I am happy.
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