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No one remembers her beginnings. Mothers and aunts tell us about infancy and early childhood, hoping we won't forget the past when they had total control over our lives and secretly praying that because of it, we'll include them in our future.

Rita Mae Brown

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