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All this time, I thought we were growing apart because I was leaving Lena behind. But really it was the reverse. She was learning to lie. She was learning to love.

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
Thought
Reverse
Really
Apart
Time
Leaving
Love
Behinds
Behind
Learning
Growing
Lying
Lena

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