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It was so weird, because usually I was totally nervous talking to guys. But Eli was different. He made me want to say more, not less. Which was maybe not a good thing.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Different
Weird
Thing
Totally
Made
Guys
Good
Usually
Maybe
Guy
Talking
Less
Nervous

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