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We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.

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Jessica Zafra
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
Columnist
Fiction Writer
Republic of the Philippines
Comforting
Mediocrity
Reward
Rewards
Anyone
Often

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