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The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. any idiot can feel pain. life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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The Trick Is Not How Much Pain

Erica Jong
The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. any idiot can feel pain. life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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