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Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself.

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Gay rights is not something most of us think about - because most of us happen to have been born straight.
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I’m gonna miss you,” Brianna says. “I’m gonna miss you too, baby,” Angelo murmurs. For Pete’s sake. It’s not like she’s leaving on a trip around the world. She’s only headed to homeroom.
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We make messes of our lives, but every now and then, we manage to do something that's exactly right. The challenge is figuring out which is which.
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Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.
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Jacob's room is the place entropy goes to die.
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