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She's still beautiful. Not in an obvious Vanessa LeGrande or Byrn Shraeder kind of way. In a quiet way that's always been devastating to me.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
Writer
LA
California
Always
Devastating
Obvious
Quiet
Beautiful
Stills
Still
Kind
Vanessa
Way
Freckles

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