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I often wonder what drives people to do things. Whether it's put into their minds at birth, or if it is learned as they grow. Maybe it's even forced upon them by circumstances that are out of their hands. Does anyone have control over their lives or are we all helpless?

Jessica Sorensen

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Jessica Sorensen
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 2
Novelist
Things
Whether
Circumstances
People
Upon
Grow
Lives
Learned
Often
Control
Drives
Hands
Wonder
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Grows
Forced
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Maybe
Minds
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Anyone
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