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But unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You know, like B.O. There's no hiding it if it's there.

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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Usually
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Right
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Unfriendly
Hiding

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