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The sparrows jumped before they knew how to fly, and they learned to fly only because they had jumped.

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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
Learned
Knew
Sparrows
Jumped

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