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I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like, part of you for good.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Love
Surprising
Like
Part
Mean
Something
Really
Way
Good
Always

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