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Love always hurts. That’s one thing I know you know. But it’s worth it. That’s what you don’t know. Yet.

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Worth
Hurt
Thing
Always
Love
Hurts

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