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RABIH ALAMEDDINE When I was seven, I gave a letter to Cinderella in Disney World asking if I could be in a Disney mov... BRITTANY CURRAN They were looking for images that would last at least five years, and I chose material I knew could ... MARK GRAY I would know you anywhere for my true love. Whoever I was and whoever you were, I would know you at ... PHILIPPA GREGORY I saw it was an official document. (I) couldn't imagine what Aidan would be summoned for -- couldn't... LAURA EVANS I would say happy new year but it's not happy; it's exactly the same as last year except colder. ROBERT CLARK Fortunately I wasn't driving when I saw it because I would have driven off the road. I was so happy. LORETTA CODY I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to... PATTI SMITH Having her take that last shot was really almost poetic. I just wish she would have hit it. 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