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"Mauricio was able to teach us to live in the moment... life is a party. Enjoy it."

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"Mauricio was able to teach us to live in the moment... life is a party. Enjoy it."

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“There was a need in our family for us to be independent.”

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“There was a need in our family for us to be independent.”

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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”

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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”

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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."

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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."

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“At one point, this one couple was sitting on their porch with guns daring us to step on the grass.”

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“At one point, this one couple was sitting on their porch with guns daring us to step on the grass.”

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“In this moment, I have more fears than I have hopes for my kids.”

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“In this moment, I have more fears than I have hopes for my kids.”

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“I think it's important to capture those opportunities while you still have them in your grasp.”

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“I think it's important to capture those opportunities while you still have them in your grasp.”

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“It opened up for me like a gift. And I’m like, ‘I’m in this lab killing cancer.’”

“It opened up for me like a gift. And I’m like, ‘I’m in this lab killing cancer.’”

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“We express more to each other how much we love each other and how much we need each other”

“We express more to each other how much we love each other and how much we need each other”

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“When you want something, keep fighting for it and don’t let nobody tell you you can’t.”

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“When you want something, keep fighting for it and don’t let nobody tell you you can’t.”