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Never take what's offered, always ask for more.

Jennifer Donnelly

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Jennifer Donnelly
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 29
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Port Chester
New York
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Asks
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Always
Never

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Writers are damned liars. Every single one of them.
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