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My first impulse is not to grab her or kiss her or yell at her. I simple want to touch her cheek, still flushed from the night's performance. I want to cut through the space that separates us, measured in feet-not miles, not continents, not years-and to take a callused finger to her face.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
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Night
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Touch
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Flushed
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Yell
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Performances
Continents
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Cheeks

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