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Money is only money, beans tonight and steak tomorrow. So long as you can look yourself in the eye.
Meridel Le Sueur
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Meridel Le Sueur
Age: 96 †
Born: 1900
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: November 14
Essayist
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Iowa
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