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Trouble is said to be good for an artist's soul but almost never is.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
Autobiographer
Lgbtiq+ Rights Activist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Polo Player
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