“We know how it feels to be in the wrong and have someone shout at us or frown and walk past, we feel dreadful. We try to be friendly but so often it turns into a strained smile as someone replies curtly and asks what we want.”

— Michael Elmore-Meegan

All shall be well (2014)

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British humanitarian 1959

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