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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
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It's a terrible thing to die young. Still, it saves a lot of time.
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To be modest means that you have something to be modest about.
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