I Think The Extent To Which I Have Any Balance At All, Any Mental Balance, Is Because Of Being A Farm Kid And Being Raised In Those Isolated Rural Areas. - SearchQuotes

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I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas.

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