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I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.

Zane Grey

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Zane Grey
Age: 67 †
Born: 1872
Born: January 31
Died: 1939
Died: October 23
Author
Baseball Player
Dentist
Film Producer
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Zanesville
Ohio
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Concentration
Ready
Full
Fire
Passion

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