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I have changed my definition of tragedy. I now think tragedy is not foul deeds done to a person (usually noble in some manner) but rather that tragedy is irresolvable conflict.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
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