If I could grow wings, I could fly. Only people can't grow wings," he say's. "Real or not real?"Real," I say. "But people don't need wings to survive."Mockingjays do.
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- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: August 11, 1962
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