Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead lan…

Laini Taylor
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Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating religions, and more. ✨ Laini Taylor (2009). Lips Touch: Three Times, p.226, Scholastic Inc.
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