“Then again, Solomon was human. And that meant he was flawed (Go on, take a look at yourself in the mirror. A good long look, if you can bear it. See? Flawed's putting it mildly, isn't it?)”

— Jonathan Stroud, book The Ring of Solomon

Source: The Ring of Solomon

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British writer of fantasy fiction 1970

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