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Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Someone
Love
Needing
Qualities
Somehow
Putting
Complete
Marriage
Quality

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