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When you write a book, you are asking someone to make an investment in their time and money. A column can come and go as the weeks pass, but a book needs to be timeless.

Regina Brett

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Ravenna
Ohio
Writing
Asking
Make
Week
Time
Write
Column
Money
Columns
Someone
Timeless
Book
Weeks
Come
Investment
Needs
Pass

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