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Art's too long and life's too short.

Grace Paley

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Grace Paley
Age: 84 †
Born: 1922
Born: December 11
Died: 2007
Died: August 21
Activist
Teacher
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Life
Short
Art
Long

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I am very interested in people trying to write because I don't have a big academic background at all.
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