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In the end, long life is the reward, strength, and beauty.

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
Beauty
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Long
Life
Reward
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I should have written more. I should have written more during the period when I just liked so much doing the political work in the streets.
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I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.
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My vocabulary is adequate for writing notes and keeping journals but absolutely useless for an active moral life.
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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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