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Warmth, kindness, and friendship are the most yearned for commodities in the world. The person who can provide them will never be lonely.

Ann Landers

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
Kindness
Friendship
Yearned
Persons
Commodities
Person
Commodity
Never
Warmth
World
Thoughtful
Provide
Lonely

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