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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.

Harper Lee

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Harper Lee
Age: 89 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 28
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
Musician
Novelist
Poet Lawyer
Prosaist
Screenwriter
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Monroeville
Alabama
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