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Weakness, like not being able to bury the past. Weakness, like not giving up hope when you know you should.

Julianna Baggott

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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Wilmington
Delaware
Hope
Past
Able
Giving
Like
Bury
Weakness

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