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There were times in life when you had to take a risk that might end in failure. Because otherwise you would be haunted by what you hadn’t done... the paths you hadn’t taken, the things you hadn’t experienced.

Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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