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The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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