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It's more instinctive to want revenge, but we are also capable of immense amounts of forgiveness and love and a compassion that extends even to those who have brutalized us.
Naomie Harris
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Naomie Harris
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: September 6
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Naomie Melanie Harris
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