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Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.

John Eldredge

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John Eldredge
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
Author
Psychotherapist
Writer
LA
California
Whispers
Maps
Worth
Desire
Living
Given
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Shouts

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