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I mean, what do people talk about when they're married? Their kids, I guess. Maybe that's all they have in common.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
Autobiographer
Lgbtiq+ Rights Activist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Polo Player
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Kids
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