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Girls are the best readers in the world. Reading is really a way of kind of escaping so deeply into yourself and pursuing your own thoughts within the construct of a story.

Caitlin Flanagan

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Caitlin Flanagan
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
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