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You tell a kid he doesn't like to read, and he'll believe you

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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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New York City
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Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered.
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Saying you're through with romance is like saying you're done with living, Betty. Life is better with a little romance, you know.
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You forget all of it anyway. . . You forget who was cool and who was not, who was pretty, smart, athletic, and not. . . You forget all of them. Even the ones you said you loved, and even the ones you actually did. They’re the last to go. And then once you’ve forgotten enough, you love someone else.
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My brain said no. But my heart!
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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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It was strange, really. A couple months ago, I had thought I couldn’t live without him. Apparently I could.
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The truth is, sometimes too much can happen in a relationship, and then there's nothing anyone can do or say. It's broken.
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It was odd to have something so personal out there in that way, but the good thing about art is that no one necessarily knows what you mean by it anyway.
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Chocolate doesn't solve everything, Nana. It solves a whole heck of a lot, though.
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Covers matter. In my experience, a different cover can make you think you're reading an entirely different book.
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