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It occurred to me then that it was in times of struggle that I found the best parts of myself - courage, loyalty, an unexpected peace - and I always discovered what I needed to break through and go on.

Patrick Carman

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Patrick Carman
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 27
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Salem
Oregon
Break
Occurred
Peace
Unexpected
Times
Loyalty
Found
Discovered
Best
Parts
Always
Courage
Needed
Struggle

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