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There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Addiction
Coffee
Worse
Reality
Addictions
Chocolate

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