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That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father?


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Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.



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I wish you all good things. Live your life, live your life, live your life.



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