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― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
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“Then light your candles to the living. Say your prayers for the living. Leave the stones where they are, but take your heart with you. Your heart is not a stone. True love demands that, like a bride with her bouquet, you toss your fragile glass heart into the waiting crowd of living hands and trust that they will catch it.”
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― Here If You Need Me
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