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We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.

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
Climbs
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Stones
Build
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Lynching
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Stumble
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