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“When we take out big chunks of history, that diminishment diminishes us.”

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“When we take out big chunks of history, that diminishment diminishes us.”

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"They said this is the place where you're born, so no matter where you end, this is where you began."

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"They said this is the place where you're born, so no matter where you end, this is where you began."

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“Look where you want to go, not what you're trying to avoid.”

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“Look where you want to go, not what you're trying to avoid.”

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"We could do no wrong in their eyes."

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"We could do no wrong in their eyes."

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"I really truly believed that Grandpa was bulletproof."

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"I really truly believed that Grandpa was bulletproof."

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“Everybody wanted to be at our house.”

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“Everybody wanted to be at our house.”

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"The beatings? Humiliations? I remember them every day."

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"The beatings? Humiliations? I remember them every day."

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"One night, when I was leaving the house, I realized I was being followed..."

"One night, when I was leaving the house, I realized I was being followed..."

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“Back then, the mail was sanctified. I loved the job.”

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“Back then, the mail was sanctified. I loved the job.”

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"I thought it was karma for what I had done."

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"I thought it was karma for what I had done."

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"She said, 'You know, there was a time we couldn't wear no fingernail polish...'"

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"She said, 'You know, there was a time we couldn't wear no fingernail polish...'"

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"Every mile marker we passed, I was one minute closer to just being loved."

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"Every mile marker we passed, I was one minute closer to just being loved."