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When you say too much about anything important, it always ends up sounding more trivial than it is. Words trash it.

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Megan McCafferty
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 1
Author
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Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty
Anything
Important
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Always
Sounding
Trivial
Trash
Words
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