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All the bitchy girls in the world are just a training ground for what men can do to you.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
World
Bitchy
Ground
Girls
Training
Girl
Men

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