I wondered which was harder, in the end. The act of telling, or who yo…

Sarah Dessen
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I wondered which was harder, in the end. The act of telling, or who you told it to. Or maybe if, when you finally got it out, the story was really all that mattered. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Just Listen, p.333, Penguin
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