You can't prepare for everything life's going to throw at you. And you…

Jeannette Walls
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You can't prepare for everything life's going to throw at you. And you can't avoid danger. It's there. The world is a dangerous place, and if you sit around wringing your hands about it, you'll out on all the adventure. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.257, Simon and Schuster
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