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So many words get lost. They leave the mouthand lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days you can hear their chorus rushing past.

Nicole Krauss

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Nicole Krauss
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 18
Author
Novelist
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
Words
Leaves
Gutter
Lost
Courage
Gutters
Past
Lose
Rainy
Many
Dead
Swept
Like
Leave
Chorus
Loses
Wandering
Hear
Rushing
Days
Wander
Aimlessly

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