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The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality

Margaret Halsey

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Margaret Halsey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1910
Born: February 13
Died: 1997
Died: February 4
Writer
Yonkers
New York State
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Reality
Ideas
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