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It is the gossip columnist's business to write about what is none of his business.
Louis Kronenberger
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Louis Kronenberger
Age: 75 †
Born: 1904
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.
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