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There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Things
Shakes
Like
Carefully
World
Disappointment
Rely
Stand
Sure
Disillusionment
Faith
Shifting
Right
Placed

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