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It wasn't like I was some expert on the meaning of being supportive. Was it being loyal even against your better judgement? Or, like Olivia, was it making your displeasure known from the start, even when someone didn't want to hear it?

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
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