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I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.

Grace Paley

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Grace Paley
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: December 11
Died: 2007
Died: August 21
Activist
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The Bronx
New York City
Fantastic
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Ten
Fantasy
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Mind
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Wander

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