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People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us. You can listen like a blank wall or like a splendid auditorium where every sound comes back fuller and richer.

Alice Duer Miller

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Alice Duer Miller
Age: 68 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 28
Died: 1942
Died: August 22
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New York City
New York
Alice Duer
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