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Forward momentum. That's my new motto. No regrets. And no going back.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
Writer
LA
California
Motto
Regret
Forward
Back
Going
Regrets
Momentum

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It's quiet now. So quiet that can almost hear other people's dreams.
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