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And if you want to know why great editors scare the pants off of writers everywhere, read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' by Lynne Truss. The punctuation police are everywhere!

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Dorothea Benton Frank
Age: 67 †
Born: 1951
Born: September 12
Died: 2019
Died: September 2
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Sullivan's Island
South Carolina
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Everywhere
Punctuation
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Eats
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Books were my passion and my escape from madness.
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That's what I wanted for myself for even just a little while-to be unaware of the rest of the world. I needed some time.
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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.
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