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Because I'm selfish. I'm a coward. I'm the kind of girl who, when she might actually be of use, would run to stay alive and leave those who couldn't follow to suffer and die.

Suzanne Collins

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Suzanne Collins
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 10
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