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Whenever people say they didn't like the main character of a book, they mean they didn't like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don't get that.

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Melissa Bank
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
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Sometimes you’re loved because of your weaknesses. What you can’t do is sometimes more compelling than what you can.
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He said, People wait their whole lives for the kind of happiness we have.
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