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I think I've learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and from your heart - and I think a healthy sense of humor doesn't hurt either.

Dorothea Benton Frank

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Dorothea Benton Frank
Age: 67 †
Born: 1951
Born: September 12
Died: 2019
Died: September 2
Author
Novelist
Sullivan's Island
South Carolina
Stories
Learned
Heart
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Hurt
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