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After you finish a book, the story still goes on in your mind. You can never change the beginning. But you can always change the end.

Sarah Addison Allen

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