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The purse is the mirror of the soul.

Anna Quindlen

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Anna Quindlen
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anna Marie Quindlen
Purse
Purses
Mirror
Mirrors
Soul

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