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" I don't think everyone is equally haunted by high school, but I also don't think it's unusual to be. "

Curtis Sittenfeld

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" I think there are people who think 'high school was the peak of my life,' and there are people who think it was dreadful, and then, I think most people are somewhere in between. I do think that it's normal to experience strong emotions during that time, and I think those emotions stay with you. "

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