"I was asked by thousands of people if I was going to write a book. A lot of them had shared in my story, and in ways I don't quite understand, they had found it helpful."

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“Every day you have a choice. Make it count.”

“For years I've been privileged to receive words of thanks and encouragement from people all over the world, often simply asking how I'm doing. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to share my story in the hope it will continue to resonate with people facing challenges in their own lives.”

“It’s my reality, I put a Band-Aid on it and I move on.”

“All of us have been wounded in some way, whether by violence, disease or other personal tragedy. But though we can never pretend we have not been touched by adversity, we can refuse to be held by it.”

“It’s not about how strong you were back then, it is about how strong you are right here right now.”

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— F. E. Smith

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Music1948–1982

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— Robert P. George

Philosophy1955

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