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The faster you get back to people, the less brilliant you have to be.
Helen Gurley Brown
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Helen Gurley Brown
Age: 90 †
Born: 1922
Born: February 18
Died: 2012
Died: August 13
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Green Forest
Arkansas
Helen Marie Gurley
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