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You're never going to find a guy who's exactly like you - first of all, because that guy never leaves his dorm room.
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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Holding Eleanor’s hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive. As soon as he touched her, he wondered how he’d gone this long without doing it. He rubbed his thumb through her palm and up her fingers, and was aware of her every breath.
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