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I have to admit, an unrequited love is so much better than a real one. I mean, it's perfect... As long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about it ending. It has endless potential.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Long
Started
Something
Worry
Never
Perfect
Love
Better
Unrequited
Real
Ending
Mean
Admit
Even
Potential
Much
Endless

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