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She left for Juilliard the day after Labor Day. I drove her to the airport. She kissed me good-bye. She told me that she loved me more than life itself. Then she stepped through security. She never came back.

Gayle Forman

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