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Things are never as bad as they seem.

Harper Lee

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Harper Lee
Age: 89 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 28
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
Musician
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Alabama
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But sometimes we have to make the best of things, and the way we conduct ourselves when the chips are down.
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Turtles don't feel, stupid, said Jem. Were you ever a turtle, huh?
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It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.
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