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Because until you know what you want to be, other people are just going to keep trying to make you into something useful for them.
Because until you know what you want to be, other people are just going to keep trying to make you into something useful for them.
Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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- Kameron Hurley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Kameron Hurley: documented birth year 1980; activity date not established. Wikidata Q6357011, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6357011 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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