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Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn't. But understanding... that's where things get sticky.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Didn
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Something
Acknowledging
Things
Sticky
Yeah
Happened
Understanding
Easy

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