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Keep working. Keep trying. Keep believing. You still might not make it, but at least you gave it your best shot. If you don’t have calluses on your soul, this isn’t for you. Take up knitting instead.

David Eddings

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David Eddings
Age: 77 †
Born: 1931
Born: July 7
Died: 2009
Died: June 2
Novelist
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Spokane
Washington
David Carroll Eddings
Best
Shots
Soul
Gave
Might
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Least
Trying
Working
Calluses
Believe
Keep
Knitting
Make
Stills
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