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Every one of us gets to find our way, hopefully surrounded by love, but we still have to pick out our own way through the land mines of life. By accepting this and relinquishing control, there's just extraordinary beauty.

Ali MacGraw

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Ali MacGraw
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 1
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