Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues a…

Richard Russo
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Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues and friends, because someone has to know us better than we know ourselves. We need them to tell us. We need them to say, I know you, Al. You are not the kind of man who. ✨ FaceBook post byRichard Russo from Feb 21, 2013
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Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues and friends, because someone has to know us better than we know ourselves. We need them to tell us. We need them to say, I know you, Al. You are not the kind of man who. ✨ FaceBook post byRichard Russo from Feb 21, 2013

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