The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn't look like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to keep digging, he's going to keep trying to do right and make up for what's gone before, just because that's who he is.
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- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: June 23, 1964
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