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Maybe, sometimes, it's easier to be mad at the people you trust because you know they'll always love you, no matter what.

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Love
People
Mad
Easier
Trust
Maybe
Matter
Sometimes
Always

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