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I mean putting yourself out there in the way of overwhelming happiness and knowing you're also putting yourself in the way of terrible harm. I'm scared to be this happy. I'm scared to be this extreme.

Ann Brashares

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Way
Putting
Scared
Terrible
Knowing
Happiness
Overwhelming
Happy
Extreme
Also
Extremes
Mean
Harm

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