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It's better to be the hero of your own story than to become the villain of someone else's.
It's better to be the hero of your own story than to become the villain of someone else's.
Approximate author period: c. 2008 AD · contemporary
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- Chris Colfer
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- Approximate author period: c. 2008 AD · contemporary
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Chris Colfer, based on documented activity in 2008. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211566 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211566 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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