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Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Blessing
Summer
Dusk
Friend
Foe
Change
Thankful
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Sunshine
Curse
Dawn

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