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Being brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside...It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
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Self
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World
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Inside
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