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The brave view is that talking it out helps work it out. Maybe the realistic view is that talking it out inflames the issues further. But that is America, especially these days.
Jane Smiley
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Jane Smiley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 1
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Jane Graves Smiley
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