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I'm so tired after dinner I fall asleep with my clothes on, almost as soon as my head hits the pillow, and so I forget to ask God, in my prayers, to keep me from waking up.

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
Head
Hits
Prayer
Asleep
Almost
Prayers
Asks
Waking
Forget
Dinner
Fall
Tired
Keep
Soon
Clothes
Pillow

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