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Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.

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
Think
Thinking
Manageable
Silence
Simply
Talk
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Persons

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