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the past only had whatever power you gave it life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.

Sara Zarr

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Sara Zarr
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 3
Novelist
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Wanted
Different
Made
Gave
Something
Happen
Make
Whatever
Life
Happens
Past
Power

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