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After all with me & Marshall, it had never been about words or conversation, where there was too much to be risked or lost. Here, though, in the quiet pressed against each other, this felt familiar to me. And it was nice to let someone get close again, even if it was just for a little while.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Little
Close
Even
Nice
Much
Though
Risked
Never
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Marshall
Lost
Pressed
Felt
Familiar
Someone
Conversation
Littles
Quiet

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