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There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her.
Gillian Flynn
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Gillian Flynn
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 10
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Kansas City
Missouri
Gillian Schieber Flynn
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I feel like I need to give people a note with the book that says, 'I'm OK, no worries!'
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