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That's the thing about someone who rarely gets upset: when they do, you notice.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Someone
Thing
Rarely
Notice
Upset
Gets

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