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Mayonnaise is a lot like men, it can make everything much better, adding flavor and ease to your life. Or, it can just be sticky and gross and make you nauseous- Keeping the Moon

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Life
Ease
Like
Keeping
Moon
Nauseous
Better
Mayonnaise
Everything
Sticky
Much
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Make
Flavor
Men
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