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Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it's the easiest thing. Unfurl your fingers one by one until your hand is open.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
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LA
California
Easy
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Letting
Thing
Fingers
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Hand
Open
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Moving
Unfurl
Everyone
Easiest

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