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Look. We both know life is short, Macy. Too short to waste a single second with anyone who doesn't appreciate and value you.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Looks
Short
Life
Value
Second
Single
Anyone
Values
Macy
Doesn
Appreciate
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Waste

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