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We're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it, but most of the time we're just too scared, or selfish, or insecure to help. But if we don't help each other, who will?

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Helping
Sisterhood
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Insecure
Women
Scare
Time
Selfish
Like
Scared
Connected
Vibrates
Trouble
Connectedness
Help
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