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“Hope...which is whispered from PAndora's box only after all the other plauges and sorrows had escaped, is the best and last of all things. Without it, there is onl time. And time pushes at our backs like a centrifuge, forcing us outward and away, until it nudges us into oblivion.”

Quote by Ian Caldwell

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Ian Caldwell, born in 1976, is an accomplished American novelist. His works are known for their profound themes and engaging narrative style, which have won him a dedicated following. more

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