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“It would have been funny if I had been an observer and not a participant, an idea that gave me a disconcerting insight into gossip. As I walked beside the silent Tamara, I realized that despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.”

Quote by Sherwood Smith

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Sherwood Smith is an American author known for her fantasy and science fiction novels. Born in 1951, she began writing in 1983. Smith's works often explore themes of gender, power, and social structures. more

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