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Reading is another thing that has made me more human by exposing me to worlds I might never have entered and people I might never meet.
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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When men do the dishes, it's called helping. When women do the dishes, it is called life.
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My father really, really pushed me to excel in a way that I resented for years and then realized had really worked for me.
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