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If there was one truth Evie had learned in her short life, it was that forgiveness was easier to seek than permission. She didn’t plan to ask for either one.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
Plans
Easier
Learned
Evie
Either
Permission
Asks
Forgiveness
Didn
Plan
Truth
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Life
Short

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