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I play until my fingertips are raw. Until I rip a nail and bleed on the strings. Until my hands hurt so bad I forget my heart does.

Jennifer Donnelly

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Jennifer Donnelly
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 29
Author
Novelist
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Port Chester
New York
Hands
Fingertips
Doe
Bleed
Play
Nail
Heart
Rip
Nails
Strings
Hurt
Forget

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