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Every problem has two handles. You can grab it by the handle of fear or the handle of hope.
Margaret Mitchell
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Margaret Mitchell
Age: 48 †
Born: 1900
Born: November 9
Died: 1949
Died: August 16
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Atlanta
Georgia
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
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Hope
Fear
Two
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If he's forgotten me, I'll make him remember me. I'll make him want me again.
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