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People in big empty places are likely to behave very much as the gods did on Olympus.

Edna Ferber

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Edna Ferber
Age: 80 †
Born: 1887
Born: August 15
Died: 1968
Died: April 16
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Appleton
Wisconsin
Places
Empty
Bigs
Much
Olympus
People
Arrogance
Behave
Gods
Likely

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