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Everything they had was borrowed; they had nothing of their own at all.

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Stories never really end. They can go on and on and on. It's just that sometimes, at a certain point, one stops telling them.

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Mary Norton

Mary Norton

Born: December 10, 1903
Died: August 29, 1992 (aged 88)
Bio: Mary Norton, or Kathleen Mary Norton née Pearson, was an English author of children's books.
Known for:
  1. The Borrowers (1952)
  2. The Borrowers Afield (1955)
  3. The Borrowers Afloat (1959)
  4. The Borrowers Aloft (1961)
  5. The Borrowers Avenged (1982)

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