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I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Happiness
Lost
Didn
Back
Find
Trying
Things
Love

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