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It is kind of hard to hold a lot in. But for me… it’s sometimes even harder to let it out.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Harder
Hold
Hard
Sometimes
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