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" I think there's something peculiar about me that I haven't died. It doesn't make sense but I refuse to die. "

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" I believe that the real expression of your religious beliefs is shown in the daily pattern of your life, in what you contribute to your surroundings and what you take away without infringing on the rights of other people. "

" There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life... I think I must have been crying for some attention. "

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