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I conveniently forgot to remember that people only have two hands, or, as another parent once said of having a third child, it's time for a zone defense instead of man-to-man.
Anna Quindlen
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Anna Quindlen
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Anna Marie Quindlen
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For most of my life the only ceremonies I've been to at which women were the stars were weddings. So I like weddings.
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[In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous.
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