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Eleanor,” he said, just because he liked saying it, “why do you like me?” “I don’t like you.” He waited. And waited… Then he started to laugh. “You’re kind of mean,” he said. “Don’t laugh. It just encourages me.
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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