I'd discovered you never know yourself until you're tested and that you don't even know you're being tested … - Marilyn French

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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.

Marilyn French

I'd discovered you never know yourself until you're tested and that you don't even know you're being tested until afterwards, and that in fact there isn't anyone giving the test except yourself.

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