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My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

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Alan Ball
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 13
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The fact that we die, that makes life important. It's hard to take, but it's the truth.
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As a culture, we are not comfortable with mortality. We do not accept it the way other cultures do. We cling to youth, and we don't want to die. It's like, 'Well, too bad, we do.'
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