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Think of it! We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

Mary Ann Shaffer

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Mary Ann Shaffer
Age: 73 †
Born: 1934
Born: December 13
Died: 2008
Died: February 16
Librarian
Novelist
Writer
Martinsburg
West Virginia
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Pretending
Think
Obsession
Thinking
Ruins
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Notice
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Dignity
Forever
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