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She felt as if she were brimming, always producing and hoarding more love inside her. But there was no release.

Jonathan Safran Foer

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Jonathan Safran Foer
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 21
Novelist
Writer
Washington
District of Columbia
Release
Inside
Felt
Always
Love
Brimming
Hoarding
Producing

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