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During the long stretches of quiet two-lane highway, with the sun setting in the distance, it was somehow easier to say things aloud, and regardless of what was said, we just kept moving toward that horizon.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
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Distance
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