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How do you feel when I smile at you? he asked - and then he did smile at her, just a little. Not like myself, Cath thought. Like an idiot, she said softly. And I never want it to stop.
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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