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He didn't think he belonged here, so she was making him face some uncomfortable facts. People adapt. People change. You can grow where you're planted.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Facts
Planted
Didn
Adapt
Change
Uncomfortable
Think
Grow
Thinking
Grows
People
Face
Faces
Making
Belonged

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