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But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes.

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Carson McCullers
Age: 50 †
Born: 1917
Born: February 19
Died: 1967
Died: September 29
Film Writer
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Prosaist
Screenwriter
Writer
Columbus
Georgia
Lula Carson Smith
Carson McCullers
Heart
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World
Delicate
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Shapes
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