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Just like the old adage--what you dislike most in other people is what you dislike the most in yourself--

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
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He nodded. And if I don't make you feel like the most beautiful woman in the world every day of your life, then I don't deserve to be near you.
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