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Superstitions are man's way of trying to control things he has no control over.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Trying
Way
Things
Men
Superstitions
Control

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