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“I said, ‘Dr. King, I am John Robert Lewis.’”

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“I said, ‘Dr. King, I am John Robert Lewis.’”

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“I realized, wow, somebody else has these feelings. This isn’t just me.”

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“I realized, wow, somebody else has these feelings. This isn’t just me.”

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"I gathered up all my courage and I just did it, and then I was proud of myself."

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"I gathered up all my courage and I just did it, and then I was proud of myself."

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"From a very early age I believed that I would be someone who studied birds — who somehow found a way to fly."

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"From a very early age I believed that I would be someone who studied birds — who somehow found a way to fly."

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We Never Spoke Of It

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We Never Spoke Of It

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"I had this whole story about how she lived in a city on the moon."

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"I had this whole story about how she lived in a city on the moon."

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“This was not going to be my moment that I failed.”

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“This was not going to be my moment that I failed.”

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“I didn’t try to find you because I believed that you were dead.”

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“I didn’t try to find you because I believed that you were dead.”

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“If he got it, he’d give it to you. If he didn’t have it he’d tell you how to get it.”

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“If he got it, he’d give it to you. If he didn’t have it he’d tell you how to get it.”

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"I did think I was the smartest person in class. But I realized that you were gonna give me a run for my money."

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"I did think I was the smartest person in class. But I realized that you were gonna give me a run for my money."

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