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When each expects the other to live in his or her world, to always be there to join in his or her chosen activities, an ego battle inevitably develops.

James Redfield

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James Redfield
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 19
Author
Film Producer
Screenwriter
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Birmingham
Alabama
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Battle
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