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In my group of friends, I was always the one who remembered everything. The stories, the boys my friends and I dated, all the details. So I think a part of me was always filing them away, although at the time I wasn't sure why.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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