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“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”
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“Oliver, did you pack underwear?” “Mama!” Oliver exclaimed, flushing. “Well, did you?” “No,” he admitted.”
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road
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― The Vanderbeekers on the Road
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road
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― Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy
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