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I nursed a worthless, pint drinker for twelve years and when my lazy, life-sucking, daddy finally died, I swore to God with tears in my eyes I'd never marry one. And then I did.

Kathryn Stockett

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Kathryn Stockett
Age: 56
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Jackson
Mississippi
Years
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Drinker
Never
Twelve
Swore
Life
Lazy
Pints
Finally
Sucking
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Drinkers
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Daddy
Eyes
Worthless
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