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I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

Patricia MacLachlan

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Patricia MacLachlan
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: March 3
Novelist
Writer
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Patricia McLachlan
Patty MacLachlan
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