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I can almost imagine a happiness without her, the ability to let her go, to feel our roots are connected even if I never see that leaf of grass again.'
John Green
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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What happens in the band room stays in the band room.
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And I put the latte down on a table, awash in the happy middle of my greatest adventure.
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