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Impulsiveness can be charming but deliberation can have an appeal, as well.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Impulsiveness
Impulsive
Deliberation
Appeal
Charming
Appeals
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Well

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