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One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.

Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Susan Beth Pfeffer
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 17
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Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
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Important
Things
Gratifying
Guilt

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