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Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
Forgiveness
Forgiving
Anger
Pride
Fear
Beneath
Find
Buried
Might
Disappointment
Heart
Forgive

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