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And then, just at that moment, when I'm no longer sure if I'm dreaming or awake or walking some valley in between where everything you wish for comes true, I feel the flutter of his lips on mine.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Dream
Walking
Flutter
Everything
Longer
Valley
Feel
Sure
Dreaming
Feels
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Valleys
Wish
Awake
Comes
Lips
Moments
Mines
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Mine

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