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If you are brave too often, people will come to expect it of you.

Mignon McLaughlin

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
Bravery
Brave
Expect
Often
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People

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