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We walk through so many myths of each other and ourselves we are so thankful when someone sees us for who we are and accepts us.

Natalie Goldberg

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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
Author
Novelist
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Brooklyn
New York
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Accepting
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