So, she went on, it got me thinking about what cost beauty. Or for tha…

Sarah Dessen
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So, she went on, it got me thinking about what cost beauty. Or for that matter, what cost anything? Would you trade love for beauty? Or happiness for beauty? Could a gorgeous person with a mean streak be a worthy trade? And if you did make the trade, decide you'd take that beautiful swan and hope it wouldn't turn on you, what would you do if it did? ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). This Lullaby, p.125, Penguin
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