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" I believe in something. But I don't believe that anything can hold a grudge for long enough to condemn its creation to eternal punishment. Nobody can hold a grudge that long, even God. "
Chuck Palahniuk
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" Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, or change it. "
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