What makes a person want to shiver in a train station for n… - Gabrielle Zevin

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What makes a person want to shiver in a train station for nothing more than the promise of a secret image? But then, what makes a person drive down an unmarked road in the middle of the night? Maybe it was the willingness to play that hinted at a tender, eternally newborn part in all humans. Maybe it was the willingness to play that kept one from despair.

Gabrielle Zevin

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Gabrielle Zevin (born October 24, 1977) is an author and screenwriter who lives in the USA.

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Maybe it was the willingness to play that hinted at a tender, eternally newborn part in all humans. Maybe it was the willingness to play that kept one from despair.

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