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That girl had the subtlety of a Spencer’s Gifts shop.

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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She knew she was lovely, and she shared it like a gift. Every smile from Agatha was like waking up to a perfect sunny day. Agatha knew it. And she smiled at everyone who crossed her path, as if it were the most generous thing she could offer.
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I love you more than I hate everything else.
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You win when no one finds you, even if they're not looking.
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The worst thing about the internet, as far as Greg's bosses were concerned, was that it was now impossible to distinguish a roomful of people working diligently from a roomful of people taking the What-Kind-of-Dog-Am-I? online personality quiz
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It's our last chance. No. No, I can't... I, no, I need to believe that it isn't our last chance... Eleanor? Can you hear me? I need you to believe it, too.
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I look like this because I'm alive, Reagan said. Because I've had experiences. Do you understand?
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Everytime, he breaks your heart. And everytime, he expects me to pick up the pieces.
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I've never loved the name Rainbow - it seems like a name you'd give to your stuffed unicorn - but I really like having an unusual name. It stands out. And it made me feel like it was okay to stand out. To be different.
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But he kept finding new pockets of shallow inside himself. He kept finding new ways to betray her.
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Fitting together is something you work at. It’s something you make happen—because you love each other.
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As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people dont talk about race amongst themselves!
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You look like a protagonist.
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I don't want you to go, Sam said. She was upset. I don't want this to end like this. You don't get to choose, Lincoln said. It's just happening.
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You're not the ugly one. Levi Grinned. You're just the Clark Kent... ... Will you warn me when you take off your glasses?
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She carried herself like she was exactly the size everyone else wanted to be.
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What did he have to mope about, really? What more did he want?...Love. Purpose. Those are the things that you can't plan for. Those are the things that just happen. And what if they don't happen? Do you spend your whole life pining for them? Waiting to be happy?
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That's the ultimate kind of broken. The kind of damage you never recover from.
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You think I'm cute? He said thinkly, pulling on her hand. She was glad he couldn't see her face. I think you're... Beautiful. Breathtaking. Like the person in a Greek myth who makes one of the gods stop caring about being a god.
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it’s like swimming upstream. Or … falling down a cliff and grabbing at branches, trying to invent the branches as I fall.
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I don't know if I even believe in that anymore. The right guy. The perfect guy. The one. I've lost faith in the. How do you feel about a and an? Indifferent. So you're considering a life without articles?
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