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Love. Purpose. Those are things that you can't plan for. Those are things that just happen.

Rainbow Rowell

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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Journalist
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Love
Plan
Plans
Happen
Purpose
Happens

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