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Too often, we get attention and sympathy by being a victim. If we're invested in someone being our villain, we must love being the victim. We have to let go of both characters in the story.

Regina Brett

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Ravenna
Ohio
Attention
Story
Often
Someone
Invested
Stories
Villain
Character
Sympathy
Must
Victim
Love
Characters

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