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“Some girls, and even some women, would still be virgins, if they were not poor. Or if they did not want to live a lifestyle they do not afford.”

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“Eventually Mom taught us to excurse ourselves from people who seemed to only care about splitting people in two teams: the 'haves' and the 'have-nots.' We knew something that their money couldn't buy: A wallet didn't mean compassion and a lot of zeroes in your bank account doesn't mean much more than you're getting a free blender from the bank as a thanks. I learned that during the happiest moments of my life when I was a 'have-not.”

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