Like a plank of driftwood Tossed on the watery main, Another plank encountered, Meets, touches, parts again; So … - Edwin Arnold

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Reese Witherspoon is my everywoman. She's managed to have a family and this amazing career. That's the goal.

Edwin Arnold

Like a plank of driftwood Tossed on the watery main, Another plank encountered, Meets, touches, parts again; So tossed, and drifting ever, On life's unresting sea, Men meet, and greet, and sever, Parting eternally.

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