If you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or r…

Sarah Dessen
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If you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or rushing in deeper. In the moments that it really counts, maybe it's enough - more than enough, even - just to be there. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Lock and Key, p.267, Penguin
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If you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or rushing in deeper. In the moments that it really counts, maybe it's enough - more than enough, even - just to be there. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Lock and Key, p.267, Penguin

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