Everybody wanted to be the hero of their own story. Nobody wanted to b…

Lev Grossman
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Everybody wanted to be the hero of their own story. Nobody wanted to be comic relief. ✨ Lev Grossman (2015). The Magicians Trilogy, p.434, Penguin
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