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I get that rush that comes when you know you're doing something wrong and are getting away with it, like stealing from the school cafeteria of getting tipsy at a family holiday without anyone knowing it.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Westchester County
New York
Away
Holiday
School
Stealing
Knowing
Without
Anyone
Something
Getting
Like
Wrong
Tipsy
Family
Cafeteria
Comes
Rush

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