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"When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light."
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"I am very grateful for all the opportunities life has given me."

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"Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings."
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