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You're wearing at least four different kinds of sweater. This is a scarf. You look tarred and sweatered.

Rainbow Rowell

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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That’s because you ooze preemptive leave-me-alone death rays.
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If we stop to apologize and forgive each other every time we step on each other’s toes, we’ll never have time to be friends.
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Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop trying’?” “It sets a dangerous precedent.” “For avoiding pain?” “For avoiding life.
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Well, I'm writing everything that isn't my final project, so that when I actually sit down to write it, that's all that will be left in my mind.
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I couldn't love anyone more than I do you, it would kill me. And I couldn't love anyone less because it would always feel like less. Even if I loved some other girl, that's all I would ever think about, the difference between loving her and loving you.
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She’d majored in English, hoping that meant she could spend the next four years reading and writing. And maybe the next four years after that.
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You give away nice like it doesn't cost you anything.
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Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.
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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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Nothing before you counts, he said. And I can't even imagine an after. She shook her head. Don't. What? Don't talk about after. I just meant that... I want to be the last person who ever kisses you, too.... That sounds bad, like a death threat or something. What I'm trying to say is, you're it. This is it for me.
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