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Alex Haley

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The family is our refuge and our springboard; nourished on it, we can advance to new horizons. In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
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As quoted in Traits of a Healthy Family (1985) by Dolores Curran, p. 199

 
Alex Haley

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