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I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him.

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
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Dies
Rather
Live
Without
Delirium
Alex
Loving

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