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That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by.

Kristin Hannah

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Kristin Hannah
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 25
Novelist
Writer
Garden Grove
California
Came
Passed
Waiting
Standing
Chance
Spend
Opportunity
Already
Thing
Rest
Life
Went
Knew
Missed
Alone
Chances

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