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I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.

Roxane Gay

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Scrabble Player
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
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Dangerous
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