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As a writer, you should have a sticky soul the act of continually taking things in should be as much a part of you as your hair color.

Elizabeth Berg

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
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Novelist
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St Paul
Minnesota
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Soul
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Sticky
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Taking
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Hair

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