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You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.
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