I'd been convinced I was on the outside, but really, I'd always been w…

Sarah Dessen
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I'd been convinced I was on the outside, but really, I'd always been within arm's reach. All I had to do was ask, and I, too, would be easily brought back, surrounded and immersed, finding myself safe, somewhere in between. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Just Listen, p.353, Penguin
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