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Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.

Sue Grafton

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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
Actor
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Louisville
Kentucky
Sue Taylor Grafton
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Cautious
Caution
Difference
Dead
Differences
Wonder

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