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The thing about Wes, Delia said to me, unwrapping another package of turkey, is that he thinks he can fix anything. And if he can't fix it, he can at least do something with the pieces of what's broken.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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Evanston
Illinois
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Turkeys
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