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The Sugar Queen
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A magical tale of friendship and self-discovery as a woman helps a sugar-addicted stranger confront her fears and find love.

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People can surprise you with their hidden depths.

Sarah Addison Allen

surprisehidden depths

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

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friendshiptiming

When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things.

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opportunitychangedetermination

Sometimes it's the smallest things that take up the most room in your heart.

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lovesmall things

Some people move through life like they're in a parade, others move through life like it's a race, and some people move through life like they're on a journey.

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People always think they know other people, but they don't. Not really. I mean, maybe they know things about them, like they won't eat doughnuts or they like action movies or whatever. But they don't know what their friends do in their rooms alone at night or what happened to them when they were kids or if they feel fucked up and sad for no reason at all.

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Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.

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She was a yawn in a world full of screams.

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Fear is a funny thing. It makes people do crazy things.

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fearcrazy things

She was tired of being tired, and tired of thinking about how tired she was.

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