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It took a long time, but my heart now feels full when I think of him. When you fall in love again—which I have—it's funny the other things that come back in with that open-ness. You have this ghost chorus of the lovers who came before, but they're benign now, they're good spirits.

Emma Forrest

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Emma Forrest
Age: 47
Born: 1976
Born: December 26
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