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Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.

Emily Giffin

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
Guilt
Supreme
Waste
Energy
Time

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