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I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it?
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We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.
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