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It's all in the view. That's what I mean about forever, too. For any one of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now. You never know for sure, so you'd better make every second count.
Sarah Dessen
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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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