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I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not socially acceptable.

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Rachel Cohn
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 14
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Science Fiction Writer
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Silver Spring
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If I don't shut down my brain soon, my imagination will take off so far about what could be with this guy, that nothing will ever just be.-- Norah, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
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All this hoping for nothing-or someone-that's maybe hopeless
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But she's not, and I am left to wonder on my own: How does this work, the getting to know a new guy without revealing too much desperation for his undivided attention?
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But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted.
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There. I've said everything I wanted to say without actually having to use the words please stay
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