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I'd rather pour myself into a world I love and understand than try to make something up out of nothing.

Rainbow Rowell

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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You give away nice like it doesn't cost you anything.
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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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Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice it was supposed to make you feel something.
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He tried to remember how this happened – how she went from someone he’d never met to the only one who mattered.
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He didn't take her breath away. Maybe the opposite. But that was okay-that was really good, actually, to be near someone who filled your lungs with air.
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You’re a sad little hermit, and it creeps me out.
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He wound the scarf around his fingers until her hand was hanging in the space between them. Then he slid the silk and his fingers into her open palm. And Eleanor disintegrated.
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Things she knew now, that she hadn't known two hours ago: Park was covered with skin. Everywhere.
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Levi's smile broke free and devoured his whole face. It started to devour her face, too. Cath had to look away.
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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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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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