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What did it feel like, I wondered, to love someone that much? So much that you couldn't even control yourself when they came close, as if you might just break free of whatever was holding you and throw yourself at them with enough force to easily overwhelm you both.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Like
Someone
Couldn
Might
Close
Enough
Control
Feel
Break
Overwhelm
Feels
Came
Wondered
Even
Whatever
Holding
Much
Free
Throw
Love
Force
Easily

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