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" The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family. "

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" I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things. "

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" Our family was too strange and weird for even Santa Claus to come visit... Santa, who was jolly - but, let's face it, he was also very judgmental. "

" As a child, I was an obsessive reader, as was everybody in my family all winter long with my father. I think I was only 8 when I read Edward Gibbon's 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.' "

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" I'm a hopeless romantic. I love love. My middle name is Love. Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I want to have a family and children. I am a sucker for every romantic comedy that comes out. "

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" In personal life, the warm glow of nostalgia amplifies good memories and minimizes bad ones about experiences and relationships, encouraging us to revisit and renew our ties with friends and family. It always involves a little harmless self-deception, like forgetting the pain of childbirth. "

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" My priority is to hang out with the ones I love - my family, my loved ones. "

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" I started at 5 years old in the kitchen table with my family supporting me. I know where I'm from and I know exactly where I'm going. "

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