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No matter how much we love a book, the experience of reading it isn't complete until we can give it to someone who will love it as much as we do
Ann Patchett
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Ann Patchett
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: November 2
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If you're trying to find out what's coming next, turn off everything you own that has an OFF switch and listen.
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