“Are those the only options? Nothing or forever?”

— Sarah Dessen , book This Lullaby

Source: This Lullaby

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American writer 1970

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Context: It is not just a question of needing courage to do something. There may also be a cost of not acting in the first place and sometimes doing nothing is not an option, with the challenge being to minimize the potential risks of any choice you do make.