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“The city breathing, burning, living the life thy had preserved. Ten million lives and more. If something should happen to all that life - how terrible! Nita gulped for control as she remembered Fred's word of just this morning, an eternity ago. And this was what being a wizard was about. Keeping terrible things from happening, even when it hurts. Not just power, or control of what ordinary people couldn't control, or delight in being able to make strange things happen. Those were the side effects - not the reason, the purpose.”

Quote by Diane Duane

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Diane Duane is an American author known for her science fiction and fantasy works. Born on May 18, 1952, she has published numerous series and topics since her first work in 1979, including the 'Holographic Universe' series and the 'Dungeons & Dragons' series. more

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