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I try to think of a way to get there without going past it. There are lots of ways, but they all have me walking a little farther. And that's stupid, I decide. What am I, a little kid? I can stand to see something it hurts to want. I can see it and then just keep walking. It happens to lots of people everyday. We all survive.

Catherine Ryan Hyde

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Catherine Ryan Hyde
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 17
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