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Sometimes broken things heal crooked. The pieces didn’t fit anymore.

Ann Aguirre

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Ann Aguirre
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 27
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
the United States of America
Ellen Connor
Ava Gray
Things
Crooked
Heal
Fit
Anymore
Broken
Pieces
Didn
Sometimes

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If so, I couldn't imagine how the opposite gender managed to get out of bed in the morning. They might be lovely to look at, but clear thinking wasn't their strong point.
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You don’t need to be afraid of falling // when there’s someone around to catch you.
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For peace to take hold, one person must first stop fighting.
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