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It’s difficult to ever go back to the same places or people. You turn away, even for a moment, and when you turn back around, everything’s changed.

Gabrielle Zevin

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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 46
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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New York City
New York
Everything
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People
Difficult
Away
Elsewhere
Moments
Places
Around
Loss
Back
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