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Love is art, not truth. It’s like painting scenery.

Lorrie Moore

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Lorrie Moore
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 13
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Novelist
Writer
Glens Falls
New York
Scenery
Painting
Art
Truth
Love
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