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I've always believed in savoring the moments. In the end, they are the only things we'll have.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Believed
Moments
Ends
Always
Things
Savoring

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