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

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I was actually kind of a hot mess in high school. I did a lot of things in high school I'm not proud of. I wasn't a good student and I wasn't particularly a good daughter. I wasn't very engaged.
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I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks! -Remy
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I wasn't very happy in high school: it was a confusing and sort of sad time for me.
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Don't be a fool. Don't give up something important to hold onto someone who can't even say they love you.
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Of course it hurts, she grumbled, tipping my head further back. Life sucks. Get over it
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It wasn’t so much that I was positive. I just wasn’t fully subscribing to such a negative way of thinking anymore.
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It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.
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Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's like, the highest level of friendship.
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