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I wondered again why the right thing always seemed to be met with so much resistance, when you'd think it would be the easier path. You had to fight to be virtuous.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Think
Fight
Thinking
Path
Fighting
Wondered
Right
Virtuous
Thing
Resistance
Much
Mets
Always
Seemed
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Easier

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