"Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion."
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LGBT peopleNovelists from the United StatesPresidential Medal of Freedom recipientsPlaywrights from the United StatesPeople from Mississippi
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