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How could I have been so stupid to ignore everything I’d had in my life? The color red alone was worth kingdoms.

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Red
Worth
Color
Stupid
Alone
Everything
Life
Ignore
Kingdoms

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