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If you're going to have a story, have a big story, or none at all.

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Joseph Campbell
Age: 83 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 26
Died: 1987
Died: October 30
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Historian Of Religion
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White Plains
New York
Joseph John Campbell
Joseph Cambell
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Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification.
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What will they think of me? Must be put aside for bliss
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