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" I love Hallmark movies because they make movies that you don't see anymore... and at a time when there is so much evil in the world, it's kind of nice to be able to retreat to something like a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. "

Rita Moreno

Evil

World

Time

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Should

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Talent

Faith

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