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She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this next time would do the trick. Or maybe not. But unless you stepped into the game, you would never know.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Never
Hurt
Stepped
Would
Maybe
Trick
Time
Games
Fell
Hope
Tricks
Felt
Experiences
Next
Lived
Stills
Unless
Still
Game
Tumble

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