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Pride is a funny thing it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Make
Worthless
Treasure
Appear
Pride
Truly
Funny
Thing

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