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Our disasters have been some of the best things that ever happened to us. And what we swore were blessings have been some of the worst.

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Richard Bach
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: June 23
Aircraft Pilot
Military Officer
Novelist
Opinion Journalist
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Prosaist
Writer
Oak Park
Illinois
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My airplane is quiet, and for a moment still an alien, still a stranger to the ground, I am home.
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Look in the mirror and one thing is sure: what we see is not who we are.
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Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.
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