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Fitting together is something you work at. It’s something you make happen—because you love each other.

Rainbow Rowell

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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Nothing before you counts,” he said. “And I can’t even imagine an after.
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Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy,” Wren said. “It’s the noblest, like, the most courageous thing two people can shoot for.
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Cath wished she didn't use the word just so much. It was her passive-aggressive tell, like someone who twitched when they were lying.
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Every woman wants a man who'll fall in love with her soul as well as her body.
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Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn't recognize all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognize the formatting. When he touched Eleanor's hand, he recognized her. He knew.
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I might not use capital letters. But I would definitely use an apostrophe…and probably a period. I’m a huge fan of punctuation.
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I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.
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