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The mystery lies in the use of language to express human life.

Eudora Welty

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Eudora Welty
Age: 102 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 13
Died: 2011
Died: July 23
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Eudora Alice Welty
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I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.
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