It was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was. - Jane Austen

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First of all, let me get this straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it.

Jane Austen

It was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was.

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