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It's been my observation, after years in the [insurance] business, that a certain percent of the population simply can't resist the urge to cheat.

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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
Actor
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Louisville
Kentucky
Sue Taylor Grafton
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