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There was nothing separate about her days. Like drops on the window-pane, they ran together and trickled away.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
Columnist
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West End
Monmouth County
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