"Everyone is potentially one of those people, Governor," I … - Caitlín R. Kiernan

"Everyone is potentially one of those people, Governor," I replied. "It’s best to learn that before you do something you’ll have trouble living with." Best to learn it, really, before anyone — perhaps dozens of anyones — died to teach it to you.

But it was a hard lesson to learn any other way, as I knew from very personal experience.

Caitlín R. Kiernan

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Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is an Irish-born American author, paleontologist, and prolific blogger perhaps most famous for the novels The Drowning Girl: A Memoir and The Red Tree. Kiernan is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards.

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Alternative Names: Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Caitlin Rebekah Kiernan • Kathleen Tierney

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