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“Both Joanne and I can recall many times when we wish we'd said or done something different. But we didn't, and we've learned not to feel too guilty about that. What gives me my good feelings is that we always cared and always tried to do our best.
— Fred Rogers
Television host, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Foreword of Many Ways to Say I Love You
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