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What glitters may not be gold and even wolves may smile and fools will be led by promises to their deaths.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Westchester County
New York
Smile
Gold
Promise
Glitters
Fool
Wolves
May
Glitter
Even
Deaths
Life
Promises
Fools

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