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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.
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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What if I promise not to touch you? Cath laughed. Now I have zero incentive to come. What if I promise to let you touch me first? Are you kidding? I'm the untrustworthy person in this relationship. I'm all hands. I've seen no evidence of that, Cath. In my head, I'm all hands. I want to live in your head.
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What about him? she’d say, finding an attractive guy to point out while they were standing in the lunch line. Do you want to kiss him? I don’t want to kiss a stranger, Cath would answer. I’m not interested in lips out of context.
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