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She wondered again about her inclination to wish for things that made her so deeply unhappy.
Ann Brashares
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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
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City of Alexandria
Virginia
Unhappy
Deeply
Wish
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Wish for what you want, work for what you need. -Carmen's grandmother
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