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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.”

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"My dream is for you to live out your dreams."

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"My dream is for you to live out your dreams."

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"The bravest of us right now is absolutely terrified."

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"The bravest of us right now is absolutely terrified."

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“It’s really surprising the amount of life lessons you can learn in a kitchen if you have the right teacher.”

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“It’s really surprising the amount of life lessons you can learn in a kitchen if you have the right teacher.”