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The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Great
Thing
Believer
Perfect
Moment
Often
Moments
Around
Come

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