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It has been a mistake living my life in the past. One cannot ride a horse backwards and still hold its reins.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hold
Mistake
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Cannot
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Past
Hindsight
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Backwards
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Life
Horse

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