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Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our characters and allow them to become real.

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Laini Taylor
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: December 11
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She had fallen in love with him twice. She loved him now with both loves, so overpowering it was almost unbearable.
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He was right. It made no sense at all, but the feeling flooded through Karou, and whatever it was, it was as sweet as a patch of sun on a glossy floor and, like a cat, she just wanted to curl up in it.
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