“The feeling of arms around me, of love in my heart, it was more powerful than any of the negativity I knew was existing in the world for me. That feeling of love killed it all.”

— James Frey, book The Final Testament of the Holy Bible

Source: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible

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American screenwriter and media presenter 1969

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