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For the first time, I saw what was in his heart, and I wondered if he might ever want to look deep enough to see mine.

Jennifer Donnelly

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Jennifer Donnelly
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 29
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Novelist
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Port Chester
New York
Look
Might
Firsts
Wondered
Looks
Mines
First
Mine
Enough
Saws
Heart
Deep
Time
Ever

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