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I killed her once and died for her many times and I still have nothing to show for it. I always search for her I always remember her. I carry the hope that someday she will remember me.

Ann Brashares

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Times
Always
Hope
Someday
Shows
Killed
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Search
Remember
Carry
Still
Died
Nothing
Show
Many

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