"This fork in the road happens over a hundred times a day, and it's the choices that you make that will determine the shape of your life."
"Ma was legally blind due to a degenerative eye disease she'd had since birth. This meant she was entitled to welfare, and our lives revolved around the first day of every month when her payment was due."
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Source: Liz Murray (2011). “Breaking Night”, p.7, Random House
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