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The thing about hope is that it doesn't go away even when it serves no purpose.

Lauren DeStefano

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 39
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
Author
Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Serves
Purpose
Hope
Away
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