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One day she told me that they'd decided that my gender was divvied into two neat piles-Men and Guys. Basically, all the saints of the world: Men. The jerks, the players, the wet T-shirt contest aficionados? They were Guys.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
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