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Needle and thread flesh and bone Spit and sinew, heartbreak is home. Your suture lines, they sparkle like diamonds Bright stars to light my confinement Stitch.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
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LA
California
Flesh
Needles
Lines
Heartbreak
Sinew
Stars
Spit
Stitch
Light
Bone
Confinement
Home
Diamond
Stitches
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Bright
Sparkle
Bones
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