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I knew that it wouldn’t last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Back
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Everything
Last
Time
Perfect
Fleetingly
Moment
Stood
Moments
Fell
Place
Proper
Stills
Wouldn
Still
Knew

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