Doris Eaton Travis Quotes

I reached the age of 32 and I took a good look at myself and said, "What's going on here? This is nothing. This is not life". I went back to church and began to and find myself. I got some inner strength from that.

Doris Eaton Travis

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• I reached the age of 32 and I took a good look at myself and said, "What's going on here? This is nothing. This is not life". I went back to church and began to and find myself. I got some inner strength from that.

  

  Doris Eaton Travis
  • Age
  • Church
  • Study