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I took his wildness from him and tried to fold it into myself, filling up the empty spaces all those second place finishes left behind.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
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Evanston
Illinois
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Finishes
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Wildness
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