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I have noticed that if you look carefully at people's eyes the first five seconds they look at you, the truth of their feelings will shine through for just an instant before it flickers away.

Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 12
Novelist
Writer
Sylvester
Georgia
Truth
Seconds
Look
Instant
Firsts
Shining
Looks
Eyes
Flickers
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Five
Flicker
People
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Shine
Feelings
Noticed
Away
Carefully

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