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It was the way she felt when she looked at the stars.

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
Writer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Way
Looked
Stars
Felt

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His heart hurt with the wanting of it, the hurt no less painful for being difficult to explain.
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I remember [in teenage years] thinking there were a lot of check boxes out there to sort teens into appropriate molds, and they didn't seem to make check boxes for whatever it was that I had grown up into. I definitely explore that a lot in my novels.
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Sean reaches out between us and takes my wrist. He press his thumb on my pulse. My heartbeat trips and surges against his skin. I'm pinned by his touch, a sort of fearful magic. We stand and stand, and I wait for my pulse against his finger to slow, but it doesn't Finally, he releases my wrist and says, I'll see you on the cliffs tomorrow.
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He left Chainsaw behind, much to her irritation. Ronan didn't want her to learn any bad language.
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Can I ask you a question? You already have. He paused, considering. Can I ask you two questions, then? You already have.
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