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Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Darling
Bitter
Instinct
Weak
Firsts
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