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A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn't believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.

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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I love having a president who I think is smarter than I am.
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The truth about your own life is not always easy to accept, and sometimes hasn't even occurred to you.
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an the president bring out the voters who were so enthusiastic about him in 2008 and seem a little disenchanted now? Can he bring out young people? Can he bring out Latinos? Can he bring out those white suburban moms?
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[In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous.
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