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You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward Trueness at last.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
Author
Writer
Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Mentally
Last
Delay
Must
Venture
Way
Physically
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Dare
Disassociate
Toward
Trueness
Journey
Depart
Leave
Quietly

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