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I have so much paperwork. I'm afraid my paperwork has paperwork.

Gabrielle Zevin

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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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Screenwriter
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New York City
New York
Paperwork
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Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered.
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I was just thinking... isn't it lucky that we decided to become co-editors? If one takes a blow to the head, the other can fill in. If the other's lung spontaneoulsy collapses, the one can fill in. It's a perfect system once you think about it. ~Will Landsman
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A life isn't measured in hours and minutes. It's the quality, not the length.
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I know you did, lass. You're the toughest girl I know. 'Lass'? Where did that come from? I don't know. I just felt the urge to call you that.
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I accept your condemnation, I said.
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...lies can sound awfully pretty when a girl is in love with the person telling them.
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Someday, we’ll run into each other again, I know it. Maybe I’ll be older and smarter and just plain better. If that happens, that’s when I’ll deserve you. But now, at this moment, you can’t hook your boat to mine, because I’m liable to sink us both.
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