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A witty writer is like a porcupine his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe.

Josh Billings

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
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Writer
Porcupine
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Porcupines
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Quill
Quills
Foe
Witty

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