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Great books give you a feeling that you miss all day, until you finally get to crawl back inside those pages again.
Kathryn Stockett
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Kathryn Stockett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Mississippi
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She dumb.” I sigh. “But she ain’t stupid.
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...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?
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