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"I can’t even begin to tell you the misery of rain."

George Hill remembers being homeless. Hill has been off the streets for 10 years.

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Recorded in Santa Monica, CA

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"Were you really serious before you got pregnant?"

Lauren Vincelli interviews her parents, Mary and Peter, about being high school sweethearts.

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Recorded in New York, NY

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"You wouldn’t give me the time of day…"

Joe Hunter, who was Ray Charles’ road manager, and his wife, Trudy, a back-up singer, remember falling in love.

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Recorded in Memphis, TN

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"We’d known death but not like this."

Hector Black remembers the murder of his daughter, Patricia Nuckles, by an intruder in her home.

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Recorded in Nashville, TN

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"I never particularly liked you."

Melissa Wilbur (R) and her sister Janaki Symon remember growing up together.

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Recorded in Santa Monica, CA

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"When I was in high school I was afraid of you…"

Master quilter Geraldine Nash (R) talks to her former math teacher, Gustina Atlas, who is now her quilting student, about their friendship.

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Recorded in Port Gibson, MS

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"I have close to a million objects in my apartment."

Harley Spiller, who holds the record for the largest private collection of menus in the world, talks about collecting.

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Recorded in New York, NY

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"I turned on all the tricks that I knew…"

96-year-old Anna Wise remembers dating her husband in an interview with her daughter, Mary.

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Recorded in Sandy Spring, MD

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"My brother came home wearing an afro."

Judith Wilson tells her husband, Donald Kaufman, about a conversation that changed her life.

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Recorded in Oakland, CA

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"The pilot told us over the PA, ‘It’s going to be the roughest landing you’ve ever experienced.’"

Martha Conant (L) tells her daughter-in-law, Brittany, about surviving the crash of United Airlines Flight 232.

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Recorded in Greeley, CO

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