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“Despite all the doom and gloom that constantly assaults our senses, there is a way for us to ransom our lives and reclaim our futures: it consists in turning away from the world to recognize what in life makes us truly happy. For each of us, what that is will be different. But once we obtain this inner knowledge, we will possess the ability to transform our outer world. "You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself," the pilot and writer Beryl Markham reminds us. We cannot let this continue to occur.”

Quote by Sarah Ban Breathnach

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Sarah Ban Breathnach

Sarah Ban Breathnach, born on May 5, 1947, is a renowned publisher known for her unique publishing philosophy and profound understanding of literary works. more

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