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"The war we are losing is with time."
Lev GrossmanHe had gotten it so easy, and she had it so hard, and why? There was n — Lev Grossman
"He had gotten it so easy, and she had it so hard, and why? There was no good reason. He passed a test, and she failed it. That was a judgment on the test, not on her, but now her life was a waking nightmare, and he had everything he ever wanted. He was living a fantasy. Her fantasy. She wanted it back."
Lev Grossman
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Lev Grossman is an American novelist and journalist who wrote the Magicians trilogy: The Magicians (2009), The Magician King (2011), and The Magician's Land (2014). He was the book critic and lead technology writer at Time magazine from 2002 to 2016. His recent work includes the children's book The Silver Arrow and its sequel, The Golden Swift; The Bright Sword, a reimagining of the King Arthur le
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