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He'd always had that fearless optimism that made cynics like me squirm. I wondered if it was enough for both of us. I would never know from here, though. And time was passing. Crucial minutes and seconds, each one capable of changing everything.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Time
Minutes
Fearless
Like
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Passings
Everything
Crucial
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Seconds
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Optimism
Always
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Squirm
Never
Changing
Cynics
Would
Capable
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