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Life is not a sprint. It was never meant to be. It is just a step of faith after another.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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Steps
Faith
Another
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Life
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