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Writing for children is murder. A chapter has to be boiled down to a paragraph. Every word has to count.
Dr. Seuss
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Dr. Seuss
Age: 86 †
Born: 1904
Born: January 1
Died: 1991
Died: January 1
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Springfield
Massachusetts
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