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As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.

Byron Katie

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Thoughts
War
Long
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Always

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