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But risk is just part of relationships. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
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Sometimes
Work
Relationships
Risk

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