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That’s what made it so frightening to the lawmakers: Love obeys no laws other than its own.

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
Obeys
Frightening
Laws
Law
Made
Love
Lawmakers

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