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It's one of the ironies of human nature that the most sensitive people are generally insensitive to the feelings of others.

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
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Sioux City
Iowa
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Esther Pauline Friedman
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