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How dare you, unless you can hold up your own life as a model of rectitude, achievement, and halcyon happiness, open your mouth about the stubborn secrets of living?
Celestine Sibley
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Celestine Sibley
Age: 85 †
Born: 1914
Born: May 23
Died: 1999
Died: August 15
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