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Fear pounds on the door to our heart demanding to be let in. Joy is modest and often comes into our lives like a shy person entering a room it can take a while to even notice it's there.

Jonathan Carroll

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Jonathan Carroll
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 26
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Jonathan Samuel Carroll
Even
Joy
Entering
Heart
Lives
Modest
Like
Fear
Pounds
Often
Notice
Comes
Door
Persons
Doors
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Room
Demanding
Take
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Shy

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