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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.

Rainbow Rowell

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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Underneath this veneer of slightly crazy and mildly socially retarded, I'm a complete disaster.
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That girl had the subtlety of a Spencer’s Gifts shop.
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You win when no one finds you, even if they're not looking.
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Eleanor,” he said, just because he liked saying it, “why do you like me?” “I don’t like you.” He waited. And waited… Then he started to laugh. “You’re kind of mean,” he said. “Don’t laugh. It just encourages me.
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