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Clearly, sharing something could take you a long way, or at least to a different place than you'd planned. Like a friendship or a family, or even jsut alone on a curb on a Saturday, trying to get your bearings as best you can.

Sarah Dessen

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