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Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Littles
Little
Right
Scared
Risk
Happiness

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