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Secrets have power, and that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them.
Erin Morgenstern
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Erin Morgenstern
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: July 8
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