“I realized that despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.”

—  Sherwood Smith, book Crown Duel

Source: Crown Duel (Crown & Court #1 - 2, 1997)

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American fantasy and science fiction writer 1951

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