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There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
Author
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Nineteen
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Lower
Improve
Expectations
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Happiness
Happy
Reality
Betterment

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