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There comes a time in some relationships when no matter how sincere the attempt to reconcile the differences or how strong the wish to recreate a part of the past once shared, the struggle becomes so painful that nothing else is felt and the world and all its beauty only add to the discomfort by providing cruel contrast.

David Viscott

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David Viscott
Age: 58 †
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Died: 1996
Died: October 10
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Psychiatrist
Radio Personality
Boston
Massachusetts
David Steven Viscott
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