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But that's the problem with love - it acts on you, works through you, resists your attempts to control.

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Works
Control
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Love
Resists
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