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You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character.

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
Action
Character
Without
Truthfully
Revealing
Smallest
Explain
Fully

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