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> [Real life is never quite as interesting as the story told afterward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-overmire/real-life-is-never-quite-as-interesting-as-the-story-told-afterward/)

[Laurence Overmire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-overmire/)

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> [“Never lose the common touch,” he told her afterward. “Never think anyone is better than you, but never assume you’re superior to anyone else. Try and be decent to everyone, until they give you a reason not to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-travers/never-lose-the-common-touch-he-told-her-afterward-never-think-anyone/)

[Steven Travers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-travers/)

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