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Sometimes it felt as if all happiness came at a price. You could never, ever, have perfection. Life gave you beauty so you could bear the pain.

Ann Aguirre

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Ann Aguirre
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 27
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
the United States of America
Ellen Connor
Ava Gray
Felt
Bear
Ever
Perfection
Sometimes
Bears
Never
Gave
Life
Came
Beauty
Happiness
Pain
Price

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