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There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing.

Mary McCarthy

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Mary McCarthy
Age: 77 †
Born: 1912
Born: June 21
Died: 1989
Died: October 25
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Seattle
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Mary Therese McCarthy
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