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The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Stores
Motivational
Inspirational
Best
Come
Heart
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Gifts

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He wasn't what I'd thought he was maybe he never had been. I wasn't what I'd thought I was, either.
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'I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?'
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Because it is so hard, in any life, to believe in what you can’t fully understand.
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No, no, no to Tallyho.
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Once, I was easy. Now, I was choosy. See? Big difference.
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I always thought I was different.
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The kind who live for music and are constantly seeking it out, anywhere they can. Who can't imagine a life without it. They're enlightened.
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