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John Updike Quotes: I was made to feel I could do things. If you get this feeling early and can hold it until you're 15, you tend to never lose it.
         

I was made to feel I could do things. If you get this feeling early and can hold it until you're 15, you tend to never lose it.


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I was made to feel I could do things. If you get this feeling early and can hold it until you're 15, you tend to never lose it.
         



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