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i think of all the thousands of billions of steps and missteps and chances and coincidences that have brought me here. Brought you here, and it feels like the biggest miracle in the world.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Westchester County
New York
Thinking
Thousands
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Biggest
World
Miracle
Brought
Missteps
Steps
Coincidences
Chance
Coincidence
Feels
Chances
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Billions

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