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Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rather
Eye
Doe
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Forgiveness
Close
Truly
Open
Eyes

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