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I wonder how you're supposed to know the exact moment when there's no more hope.

Sara Zarr

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Sara Zarr
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 3
Novelist
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Exact
Supposed
Wonder
Moment
Hope
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Because love, love never finishes.
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the mark we've left on each other is the color and shape of love. That's the unfinished business between us. because love, love is never finished.
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I'm remembering how this works. How life doesn't have to be only anxiety about what's gone wrong or could go worng, and complaints about the world around you. How a person you're excited about can remind you there's stuff going on beyond... routine oil changes and homework. Stuff that matters. Stuff to look forward to.
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