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When a freedom is taken away from you, I suppose, you recognize it as a privilege, not a right.

Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Suppose
Privilege
Recognize
Taken
Freedom
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