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When you're happy for yourself, it fills you. When you're happy for someone else, it pours over.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Pours
Fills
Happiness
Happy
Else
Someone

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