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Lovers offered only what they offered and nothing more, and what they offered came with provisos: believe what you want and don't look carefully at what isn't acceptable to you.
Rachel Kushner
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Rachel Kushner
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 1
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I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
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