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We are not for everyone and everyone is not for us. The question is, 'If we cannot be with another, can we at least not hurt them? Can we, at least, find a way to coexist?'

Leo Buscaglia

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Leo Buscaglia
Age: 74 †
Born: 1924
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: June 12
Author
Novelist
Teacher
University Teacher
Writer
LA
California
Felice Leonardo Buscaglia
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Coexist
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