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I believe that everyone has some huge talent in them the really lucky ones discover what it is.

Jeannette Walls

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Really
Discover
Lucky
Ones
Talent
Huge
Everyone
Believe

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