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Her essay about the wedding ring was short. Kerr wrote: "Things are just things - they have no power to hurt or to heal. Only people can do that. And we can all choose whether to be hurt or healed by the people who love us."That was all.And that was everything.
Her essay about the wedding ring was short. Kerr wrote: "Things are just things - they have no power to hurt or to heal. Only people can do that. And we can all choose whether to be hurt or healed by the people who love us."That was all.And that was everything.
Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
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- Jack Canfield
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- Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jack Canfield: documented birth year 1944; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1374512, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374512 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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