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Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife Quotes: Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
         

Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?


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Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
         



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