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I still cry on waking. I'm not sure why. I feel nothing. Nothing I can name, anyway. It's like breathing - something that happens over which I have no control. (6)

Mary E. Pearson

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Mary E. Pearson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 14
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten . . .
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Picture yourself five years from now. Where do you want to be? Remember that. Every day. That's how you'll get there.
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Percentages! Those are for economists, polls, and politicians. Percentages can't define your identity.
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