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Always make your needs and expectations known,she used to say. That way no one gets hurt.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
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Always
Expectations
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