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Some things cannot be spoken or discovered until we have been stuck, incapacitated, or blown off course for awhile. Plain sailing is pleasant, but you are not going to explore many unknown realms that way.
David Whyte
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David Whyte
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 21
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Marrickville
New South Wales
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