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“I opened up the back door of that church to see these hundreds of eyes all staring back at me, knowing where I had been.”
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“I opened up the back door of that church to see these hundreds of eyes all staring back at me, knowing where I had been.”

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“I think I could have done another 31 years.”
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“I think I could have done another 31 years.”

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“In that moment that I took those pills, I wasn’t thinking of you and that’s hard to accept.”
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“In that moment that I took those pills, I wasn’t thinking of you and that’s hard to accept.”

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"I had to be who I wasn’t so that I could survive."
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"I had to be who I wasn’t so that I could survive."

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“Everything was so quiet like somebody had shut the volume control off on the world.”
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“Everything was so quiet like somebody had shut the volume control off on the world.”

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“My parents were sharecroppers, working the land, working the tobacco, pulling the little bloom that comes off so there’d be more leaves…”
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“My parents were sharecroppers, working the land, working the tobacco, pulling the little bloom that comes off so there’d be more leaves…”

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“Ice cream has given me a name, like a Ted Williams or a Babe Ruth or a Larry Bird.”
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“Ice cream has given me a name, like a Ted Williams or a Babe Ruth or a Larry Bird.”

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“It seemed like we got close — and then I was arrested.”
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“It seemed like we got close — and then I was arrested.”

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“It’s like a part of my heart is gone.”
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“It’s like a part of my heart is gone.”

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"When you and I communicate with each other, we can do it by beats."
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"When you and I communicate with each other, we can do it by beats."

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“He loved kids. He used to have secret handshakes with people.”
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“He loved kids. He used to have secret handshakes with people.”

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“I just never been in a situation — complete strangers helping each other.”
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“I just never been in a situation — complete strangers helping each other.”

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"I remember hearing a 'boom, boom' — and then Daddy collapsing right in front of me."
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"I remember hearing a 'boom, boom' — and then Daddy collapsing right in front of me."

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"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."
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"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."

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“I was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”
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“I was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”

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“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”
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“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”

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“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”
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“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”

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“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”
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“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”

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“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”
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“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”

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“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”
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“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”

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