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When your cup is empty, you do not mourn what is gone. Because if you do, you will miss the opportunity to fill it again.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
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