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Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
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Tennessee
United States
Cactus
Cushions
Resting
Starting
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Hope
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Cushion

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