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No woman ought to pretend she's intelligent. And if she is she ought to have the intelligence to pretend she isn't.

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
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Intelligence
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don't you hate people who say they're not complaining and then complain?
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