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It's other people who make us wise, and I haven't known nearly enough.

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Mary E. Pearson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 14
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Multiple closets for different needs. Overkill.
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Percentages! Those are for economists, polls, and politicians. Percentages can't define your identity.
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Pieces. Isn't that what all of life is anyway? Shards. Bits. Moments. Am I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?
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But I am more than a name. More than they tell me
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