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Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stronger.

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Susan Wiggs
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 17
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the United States of America
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There's a kind of love that has the power to save you, to get you through life. It's like breathing. You have to do it or you'll die. And when it's over, your soul starts to bleed. There's no pain in the world like it, I swear.
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Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance.
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I never felt I was incapable of succeeding because I felt confident I could always learn what I needed to know.
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