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I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it'll be my choice.

Tahereh Mafi

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Tahereh Mafi
Age: 35
Born: 1988
Born: November 9
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Connecticut
United States
Choice
Choices
Anyone
Anything

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