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" I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity. "
Sandra Cisneros
Humanity
Silent
I Can
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" Sometimes I feel I can't quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I'm too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it. "
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" But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world. "
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