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Reality is above all else a variable, and nobody is qualified to say that he or she knows exactly what it is. As a matter of fact, with a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality which did not exist before.

Margaret Halsey

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Margaret Halsey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1910
Born: February 13
Died: 1997
Died: February 4
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Yonkers
New York State
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Clarity
Facts
Firm
Else
Intention
Reality
Commitment
Matter
Exactly
Enough
Exist
Variable
Sometimes
Nobody
Variables
Create
Qualified

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