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The most effective comeback to an insult is silence.

Russell Lynes

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Russell Lynes
Age: 80 †
Born: 1910
Born: December 2
Died: 1991
Died: September 4
Art Historian
Author
Historian
Great Barrington
Massachusetts
Joseph Russell Lynes
Jr
Joseph Russell Lynes Jr
Wise
Comeback
Insult
Effective
Silence

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