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You don't reach points in life at which everything is sorted out for us. I believe in endings that should suggest our stories always continue.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
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Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Believe
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Life
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