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The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to find pleasure in imperfection.

Mary Schmich

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Mary Schmich
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: November 29
Columnist
Comics Writer
Journalist
Savannah
Georgia
Mary Theresa Schmich
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