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We wanted the freedom to love. We wanted the freedom to choose. Now we have to fight for it.
Lauren Oliver
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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
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Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Freedom
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