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All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women.

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Anna Quindlen
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Anna Marie Quindlen
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I hadn't written a love story before and I hadn't written a novel with a happy ending before.
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