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The judgment of music, like the inspiration for it, must come slow and measured, if it comes with truth.
Lillian Hellman
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Lillian Hellman
Age: 79 †
Born: 1905
Born: June 20
Died: 1984
Died: September 30
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Lillian Florence Hellman
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