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There's just something obvious about emptiness, even when you try to convince yourself otherwise.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Even
Trying
Something
Emptiness
Convince
Otherwise
Obvious
Empty

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