I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left …

Sarah Dessen
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I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left to study, or sleep, or just breathe. I felt pulled in all directions, fighting to keep all these obligations circling in the air above me. It was only a matter of time before something fell. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). Dreamland, p.129, Penguin
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