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“But living…if you live for someone, you have to give up so much, and then keep on going. You have to endure the daily hardships and burdens. You can’t just escape the problems, you have to deal with each and every one of them. You still sacrifice your life, only living for someone means that your whole life, day by day, becomes the sacrifice.”

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Book:A Rebel Spark
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