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That's the thing: We didn't really care. A world without love is also a world without stakes.

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
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Love
World
Stakes
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