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And because I’m so out of control, I can’t help myself. I’m not even mine anymore, I’m yours, and what if you decide that you don’t want me? How could you want me like I want you?
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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