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Standing there, I loved myself and I hated myself. That's what the black Mary did to me, made me feel my glory and my shame at the same time.

Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 12
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Writer
Sylvester
Georgia
Glory
Standing
Loved
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Mary
Made
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Time
Shame

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