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Books showed me there were possibilities in life, that there were actually people like me living in a world I could not only aspire to but attain. Reading gave me hope. For me, it was the open door.

Oprah Winfrey

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Oprah Winfrey
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 29
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